Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2011, 7:54 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2011, 7:54 PM EDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 711 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 664 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KILM 142354
TORILM
NCC129-141-150030-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0026.110814T2354Z-110815T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
754 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 748 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CASTLE
HAYNE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MOORETOWN...
HAMPSTEAD...
TOPSAIL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3432 7768 3428 7795 3438 7798 3450 7771
3435 7764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 250DEG 21KT 3435 7787
$$
RAS3 follow-up statements
080
WWUS52 KILM 142359
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
759 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
NCC129-141-150030-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110815T0030Z/
PENDER NC-NEW HANOVER NC-
759 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
NEW HANOVER AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENDER COUNTIES...
AT 757 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO JUST EAST OF CASTLE HAYNE....MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. THE TORNADO IS JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 40 AND JUST SOUTH OF THE
PENDER-NEW HANOVER COUNTY LINE...AND WILL ROUGHLY PARALLEL HOLLY
SHELTER ROAD AND ISLAND CREEK ROAD TOWARD HAMPSTEAD.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOORETOWN...
SCOTTS HILL...HAMPSTEAD AND TOPSAIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3432 7768 3428 7795 3438 7798 3450 7771
3435 7764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 250DEG 21KT 3436 7784
$$
RAS286
WWUS52 KILM 150012
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
812 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
NCC129-150022-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110815T0030Z/
NEW HANOVER NC-
812 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IS CANCELED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO PENDER COUNTY.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3432 7768 3431 7777 3432 7777 3434 7780
3436 7781 3438 7780 3444 7785 3450 7771
3435 7764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 253DEG 20KT 3438 7776
$$
NCC141-150030-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110815T0030Z/
PENDER NC-
812 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTY...
AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF
HAMPSTEAD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HAMPSTEAD AND
TOPSAIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3432 7768 3431 7777 3432 7777 3434 7780
3436 7781 3438 7780 3444 7785 3450 7771
3435 7764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 253DEG 20KT 3438 7776
$$
RAS498
WWUS52 KILM 150027
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
827 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
NCC141-150037-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110815T0030Z/
PENDER NC-
827 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM EDT...
AT 825 PM EDT...THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
DISSIPATED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3432 7768 3431 7777 3432 7777 3434 7780
3436 7781 3438 7780 3444 7785 3450 7771
3435 7764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 253DEG 20KT 3440 7766
$$
RASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 65 min |
| Aug 14, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 62 min |
| Aug 14, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Pender | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 53 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.