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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 16, 20114 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 8:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 46 min. 3 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, 8:14 PM EDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Jones County, NC, Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 16, 8:17 PM EDT	TORNADO	Jacksonville, NC	PUBLIC REPORTS OF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE PINEY GREEN AREA
Apr 16, 8:18 PM EDT	TORNADO	Camp Lejeune, NC	PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CAMP LEJEUNE.
Apr 16, 8:32 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	Maysville, NC	HALF DOLLAR TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC AT RIGGS RD IN MAYESVILLE.

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 PDS	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 576 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 688 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 9.2
Supercell composite: 37.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

862 
WFUS52 KMHX 170014
TORMHX
NCC031-049-103-133-170100-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0016.110417T0014Z-110417T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
814 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  WEST CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  EAST CENTRAL ONSLOW COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 808 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
  OVER CAMP LEJEUNE MAIN GATE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. GOLF BALL
  SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY
  WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PINEY GREEN...KELLUM...
  HUBERT...
  SILVERDALE...DEPPE...
  KUHNS...STELLA...
  GREAT LAKE...CATFISH LAKE...
  LONG LAKE...

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.

IF CAUGHT IN A VEHICLE...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE
AND STAY PUT LEAVING YOUR SEAT BELT ON...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND
LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES.

NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. DO NOT SEEK VISUAL CONFIRMATION.

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 3464 7735 3468 7738 3470 7738 3471 7740
      3481 7746 3503 7709 3479 7691 3464 7734
      3463 7735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 239DEG 28KT 3474 7735

$$

DAG

2 follow-up statements

408 
WWUS52 KMHX 170031
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
831 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC031-049-103-133-170100-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110417T0100Z/
JONES NC-CRAVEN NC-CARTERET NC-ONSLOW NC-
831 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ONSLOW...WEST CENTRAL CARTERET...SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTIES...

AT 828 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SILVERDALE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINEY
GREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... STELLA...MAYSVILLE...
KUHNS...CATFISH LAKE...GREAT LAKE...ELLIS LAKE...CAMP BRYAN...LITTLE
LAKE AND LONG LAKE.

SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS 
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN 
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS 
AND EXTERIOR WALLS. 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.

NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. DO NOT SEEK VISUAL CONFIRMATION.

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 3479 7691 3471 7715 3479 7725 3492 7727
      3503 7709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 239DEG 28KT 3481 7721

$$

DAG

810 
WWUS52 KMHX 170055
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
855 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC031-049-103-133-170105-
/O.EXP.KMHX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110417T0100Z/
JONES NC-CRAVEN NC-CARTERET NC-ONSLOW NC-
855 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ONSLOW...WEST CENTRAL
CARTERET...SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN AND SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 900 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

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.

WHILE THE IMMEDIATE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS DISSIPATED...ADDITIONAL
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE PREPARED TO
MOVE QUICKLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3479 7691 3471 7715 3479 7725 3492 7727
      3503 7709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 239DEG 28KT 3491 7701

$$

DAG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		37 min
Apr 16, 8:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington	52 min
Apr 16, 8:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico	50 min
Apr 16, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		44 min
Apr 16, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		40 min
Apr 16, 9:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Dare, Tyrrell	44 min
Apr 16, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		64 min
Apr 16, 9:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Dare	33 min
Apr 16, 9:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Dare, Hyde	51 min
Apr 16, 10:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare, Hyde	37 min
Apr 17, 12:15 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		20 hr

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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.