Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2011, 12:21 PM EST for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2011, 12:21 PM EST (17:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 12:45 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 12:41 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Sse Southport, NC | MESONET |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 405 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
935
WFUS52 KILM 271721
TORILM
NCC019-129-271745-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0032.111227T1721Z-111227T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1221 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1245 PM EST
* AT 1219 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTH
OF OAK ISLAND...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHALLOTTE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
LONG BEACH...
SOUTHPORT...
BOILING SPRING LAKES...
CAROLINA BEACH...
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.
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 3407 7787 3391 7793 3390 7794 3383 7796
3385 7801 3388 7803 3391 7813 3391 7827
3423 7812 3414 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 214DEG 47KT 3378 7819
$$
WEISS2 follow-up statements
650
WWUS52 KILM 271732
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1232 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011
NCC019-129-271745-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-111227T1745Z/
NEW HANOVER NC-BRUNSWICK NC-
1232 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM EST FOR EASTERN
BRUNSWICK AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HANOVER COUNTIES...
AT 1228 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LONG BEACH...OR 17
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHALLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YAUPON
BEACH...BALD HEAD ISLAND...CASWELL BEACH...SOUTHPORT...BOLIVIA...
BOILING SPRING LAKES...KURE BEACH...MILL CREEK...TOWN CREEK...
BISHOP...WINNABOW...SILVER LAKE...MYRTLE GROVE AND CAROLINA BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND
ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3407 7787 3391 7793 3390 7794 3383 7796
3385 7801 3388 7803 3391 7813 3391 7827
3423 7812 3414 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 214DEG 47KT 3390 7809
$$
WEISS226
WWUS52 KILM 271736
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1236 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011
NCC019-129-271747-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-111227T1745Z/
NEW HANOVER NC-BRUNSWICK NC-
1236 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BRUNSWICK AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW
HANOVER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM EST...
AT 1233 PM EST...THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO
WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...THUS 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 3407 7787 3391 7793 3390 7794 3383 7796
3385 7801 3388 7803 3391 7813 3391 7827
3423 7812 3414 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 214DEG 47KT 3395 7804
$$
WEISSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 14 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 66 min |
| Dec 27, 12:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 1:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 1:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender | 60 min |
| Dec 27, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 57 min |
| Dec 27, 2:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.