Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 22, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT for New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 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 22, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County New Hanover County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1368 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KILM 222045
TORILM
NCC129-222115-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0030.110822T2045Z-110822T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
445 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 443 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR MYRTLE GROVE...
OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CAROLINA BEACH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CAROLINA BEACH...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET UNDER A TABLE OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH
AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
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 3414 7783 3402 7789 3414 7794 3418 7791
3416 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 318DEG 13KT 3411 7787
$$
TRA3 follow-up statements
886 WWUS52 KILM 222056 SVSILM SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 456 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 NCC129-222115- /O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110822T2115Z/ NEW HANOVER NC- 456 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY... AT 452 PM EDT...RADAR AND MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS INDICATE A FUNNEL CLOUD OR POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST NORTH OF THE SNOW'S CUT BRIDGE...OR 3 MILES NORTH OF CAROLINA BEACH...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3413 7789 3414 7783 3402 7789 3412 7793 TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 354DEG 15KT 3407 7788 $$ TRA
777 WWUS52 KILM 222106 SVSILM SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 506 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 NCC129-222115- /O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110822T2115Z/ NEW HANOVER NC- 506 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY... AT 501 PM EDT...PUBLIC REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES CONTINUE. THE STORM WAS LOCATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 2 MILES NORTH OF CAROLINA BEACH...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. 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 3411 7785 3402 7789 3410 7792 TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 001DEG 10KT 3406 7789 $$ TRA
621 WWUS52 KILM 222114 SVSILM SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 514 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 NCC129-222123- /O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110822T2115Z/ NEW HANOVER NC- 514 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT... AT 510 PM EDT...RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY REMAINS STRONG...A TORNADO IS NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR AS THE THUNDERSTORM MOVES SOUTH INTO CAROLINA BEACH AND KURE BEACH. PLEASE REPORT DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3411 7785 3402 7789 3410 7792 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 001DEG 10KT 3404 7789 $$ TRA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 61 min |
| Aug 21, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Robeson | 53 min |
| Aug 21, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 12:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 54 min |
| Aug 22, 5:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 84 min |
| Aug 22, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick | 114 min |
Nearby
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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.