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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 8:40 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Craven County, Pamlico County, North Carolina. It was in force for 50 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, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pamlico County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:47 PM EDT | TORNADO | Riverdale, NC | SPOTTER REPORTED ROOF OFF HOME IN FALCON LANDING IN RIVERDALE. |
| Apr 16, 9:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Havelock, NC | ONE INCH HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC IN HAVELOCK |
| Apr 16, 9:03 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Havelock, NC | ONE-INCH HAIL REPORTED AT THE BACK GATE OF CHERRY POINT |
| Apr 16, 9:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Vandemere, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN |
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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 42 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.
540
WFUS52 KMHX 170040
TORMHX
NCC013-049-137-170130-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0018.110417T0040Z-110417T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
840 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
PAMLICO COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 837 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER LONG LAKE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF HAVELOCK...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEUSE FOREST...CHERRY POINT AIR STATION...
ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...
JANEIRO...
MERRITT...ORIENTAL...
FLORENCE...WHORTONSVILLE...
HOBUCKEN...
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 3502 7710 3533 7661 3532 7650 3531 7649
3526 7646 3523 7649 3521 7643 3523 7656
3522 7654 3520 7652 3516 7663 3517 7657
3510 7656 3500 7672 3496 7681 3505 7699
3498 7693 3493 7679 3484 7699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 237DEG 50KT 3493 7699
$$
DAG2 follow-up statements
694
WWUS52 KMHX 170058
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
858 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC049-170108-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110417T0130Z/
CRAVEN NC-
858 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEWPORT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3504 7697 3508 7693 3512 7694 3533 7661
3532 7650 3531 7649 3526 7646 3523 7649
3521 7643 3523 7656 3522 7654 3520 7652
3516 7663 3517 7657 3510 7656 3500 7672
3496 7681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 237DEG 50KT 3507 7673
$$
NCC013-137-170130-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110417T0130Z/
BEAUFORT NC-PAMLICO NC-
858 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR PAMLICO
AND SOUTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES...
AT 854 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARAPAHOE...OR 11
MILES NORTHEAST OF HAVELOCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... ORIENTAL...BAYBORO...
STONEWALL...MERRITT...PAMLICO...MARIBEL...WHORTONSVILLE...FLORENCE...
VANDEMERE...MESIC...HOBUCKEN AND LOWLAND.
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.
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.
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 3504 7697 3508 7693 3512 7694 3533 7661
3532 7650 3531 7649 3526 7646 3523 7649
3521 7643 3523 7656 3522 7654 3520 7652
3516 7663 3517 7657 3510 7656 3500 7672
3496 7681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 237DEG 50KT 3507 7673
$$
DAG334
WWUS52 KMHX 170115
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
915 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
NCC013-137-170130-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110417T0130Z/
BEAUFORT NC-PAMLICO NC-
915 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR PAMLICO
AND SOUTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES...
AT 913 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORENCE...OR 21
MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDAR ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... HOBUCKEN AND LOWLAND.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.
NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. DO NOT SEEK VISUAL CONFIRMATION.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3502 7671 3515 7689 3533 7661 3532 7650
3531 7649 3526 7646 3523 7649 3521 7643
3523 7656 3522 7654 3520 7652 3516 7663
3517 7657 3510 7656
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 238DEG 43KT 3517 7663
$$
DAGThe 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, 8:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 52 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.