Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 8:23 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 52 min. 2 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, 8:23 PM EDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 9:05 PM EDT | TORNADO | Newfoundland, NC | SEVERAL ROOFS AND OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN THE NE PART OF THE COUNTY SOUTH OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND AND WEST OF THE ALLIGATOR RIVER |
| Apr 16, 9:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Columbia, NC | TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 64 NEAR BURTON SHELL RD. RELAYED FROM 911 CENTER |
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 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
366
WFUS52 KMHX 170023
TORMHX
NCC013-095-177-187-170115-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0017.110417T0023Z-110417T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
823 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
TYRRELL COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWESTERN HYDE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 818 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUNGO...OR 18 MILES EAST OF RIVER
ROAD...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...
PUNGO LAKE...
CENTER OF PHELPS LAKE...
CRESWELL...
WOODLEY...
COLUMBIA...LEVELS...
NEWFOUNDLAND...ALLIGATOR...
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 3599 7606 3596 7602 3594 7603 3594 7606
3593 7605 3594 7601 3586 7605 3586 7608
3584 7606 3557 7658 3570 7671 3597 7639
3594 7637 3594 7632 3597 7629 3600 7616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 231DEG 49KT 3563 7663
$$
261 follow-up statement
068
WWUS52 KMHX 170046
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
846 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC013-095-170055-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110417T0115Z/
BEAUFORT NC-HYDE NC-
846 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HYDE AND NORTHEASTERN
BEAUFORT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEWPORT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3599 7606 3596 7602 3594 7603 3594 7606
3593 7605 3594 7601 3586 7605 3586 7608
3584 7606 3571 7632 3572 7653 3588 7640
3594 7632 3597 7629 3600 7616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 231DEG 49KT 3582 7634
$$
NCC177-187-170115-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110417T0115Z/
WASHINGTON NC-TYRRELL NC-
846 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR TYRRELL
AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 844 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CRESWELL...OR 22
MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDENTON...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... WOODLEY...COLUMBIA...
LEVELS...ALLIGATOR...NEWFOUNDLAND AND FORT LANDING.
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 3599 7606 3596 7602 3594 7603 3594 7606
3593 7605 3594 7601 3586 7605 3586 7608
3584 7606 3571 7632 3572 7653 3588 7640
3594 7632 3597 7629 3600 7616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 231DEG 49KT 3582 7634
$$
26The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 37 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.