Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 7:39 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Craven County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 min. 4 reports 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
- Apr 16, 2011, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 7:41 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 W Vanceboro, NC | QUARTER SIZE HAIL OBSERVED WEST OF VANCEBORO |
| Apr 16, 7:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Nnw Vanceboro, NC | TORNADO SPOTTED ON GROUND. RELAYED FROM 911 CENTER. |
| Apr 16, 8:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Mcconnell, NC | LIMBS DOWN. RELAYED FROM 911 CENTER |
| Apr 16, 8:08 PM EDT | TORNADO | Bath, NC | WATERSPOUT MOVED ASHORE AS AN EF0 TORNADO ALONG EAST FRONT STREET AND MOVED NORTHEAST TO THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 92 AND HERON LANE. SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 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 KMHX 162339
TORMHX
NCC013-049-170030-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0014.110416T2339Z-110417T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
739 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER VANCEBORO...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW BERN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILMAR...
BLOUNTS CREEK...COX CROSSROADS...
RIVER ROAD...
CORE POINT...
BATH...BAYVIEW...
YEATESVILLE...TERRA CEIA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 7653 3552 7657 3553 7661 3551 7664
3549 7662 3541 7677 3545 7683 3546 7693
3550 7702 3544 7697 3545 7692 3543 7685
3539 7681 3519 7719 3529 7729 3546 7716
3570 7682 3570 7669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 234DEG 48KT 3530 7715
$$
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311 follow-up statement
103
WWUS52 KMHX 170001
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
801 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC049-170010-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110417T0030Z/
CRAVEN NC-
801 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEWPORT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3554 7653 3552 7657 3553 7661 3551 7664
3549 7662 3542 7678 3545 7683 3546 7693
3550 7702 3544 7697 3545 7692 3543 7685
3540 7683 3537 7694 3541 7702 3548 7707
3570 7682 3570 7669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 234DEG 48KT 3546 7687
$$
NCC013-170030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110417T0030Z/
BEAUFORT NC-
801 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
BEAUFORT COUNTY...
AT 759 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CORE POINT...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVER
ROAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
OTHER DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SLATESTONE...BAYVIEW...
BATH...WALLA WATTA...PINETOWN...YEATESVILLE...TERRA CEIA...SIDNEY
CROSSROADS...BELHAVEN AND PANTEGO.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3554 7653 3552 7657 3553 7661 3551 7664
3549 7662 3542 7678 3545 7683 3546 7693
3550 7702 3544 7697 3545 7692 3543 7685
3540 7683 3537 7694 3541 7702 3548 7707
3570 7682 3570 7669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 234DEG 48KT 3546 7687
$$
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31The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:02 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 22 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Greene, Lenoir | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 5:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 51 min |
| Apr 16, 5:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Martin, Pitt | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Lenoir | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 6:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 6:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Martin, Pitt | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Martin | 14 min |
| Apr 16, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Onslow | 33 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.