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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 28, 20114 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 3:48 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 42 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 28, 2011, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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
Apr 28, 4:30 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Fort Barnwell, NC	RELAYED FROM 911 CENTER.
Apr 28, 4:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Fort Barnwell, NC	TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON BELLTOWN ROAD.

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 28, 8:48 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 28, 2:41 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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.

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: 1638 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 502 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 6.8

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The text

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

239 
WFUS52 KMHX 281948
TORMHX
NCC049-061-103-107-282030-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0026.110428T1948Z-110428T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
348 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LENOIR COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHWESTERN JONES COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO OVER PINK HILL...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINSTON...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOODINGTON...
  WYSE FORK...
  DOVER...
  FORT BARNWELL...
  HONOLULU...RIVERSIDE...

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 THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3511 7783 3542 7752 3541 7748 3543 7747
      3537 7745 3533 7738 3533 7735 3538 7728
      3535 7726 3536 7724 3526 7705 3496 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 234DEG 41KT 3508 7769

$$

2

2 follow-up statements

217 
WWUS52 KMHX 281958
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
358 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NCC061-282008-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110428T2030Z/
DUPLIN NC-
358 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN 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 THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3538 7746 3535 7742 3533 7738 3533 7735
      3538 7728 3535 7726 3536 7724 3526 7705
      3502 7759 3519 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 234DEG 38KT 3514 7759

$$

NCC049-103-107-282030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110428T2030Z/
LENOIR NC-CRAVEN NC-JONES NC-
358 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN JONES...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN AND LENOIR COUNTIES...

AT 356 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODINGTON...OR 10
MILES SOUTH OF KINSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... WYSE FORK...DOVER...
GRAINGERS...COVE CITY...FORT BARNWELL...JASPER...RIVERSIDE...
HONOLULU...ERNUL AND VANCEBORO.

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 THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3538 7746 3535 7742 3533 7738 3533 7735
      3538 7728 3535 7726 3536 7724 3526 7705
      3502 7759 3519 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 234DEG 38KT 3514 7759

$$
TL

131 
WWUS52 KMHX 282010
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
410 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NCC049-103-107-282030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110428T2030Z/
LENOIR NC-CRAVEN NC-JONES NC-
410 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JONES...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN AND EAST CENTRAL LENOIR
COUNTIES...

AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WYSE FORK...OR 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
OTHER DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... DOVER...GRAINGERS...
COVE CITY...FORT BARNWELL...JASPER...RIVERSIDE...HONOLULU...ERNUL AND
VANCEBORO.

SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS 
STORM. QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PINK HILL. 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.

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 THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3537 7747 3533 7738 3533 7735 3538 7728
      3535 7726 3536 7724 3526 7705 3508 7748
      3525 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 234DEG 38KT 3521 7747

$$

2

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 10:07 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more	12 hr
Apr 28, 1:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Duplin, Lenoir	49 min
Apr 28, 2:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Duplin	49 min
Apr 28, 3:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Duplin, Lenoir	50 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Greene, Martin, Pitt	46 min
Apr 28, 4:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Pitt	49 min
Apr 28, 4:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Duplin, Onslow	26 min
Apr 28, 4:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Martin, Washington	31 min
Apr 28, 4:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Pitt	22 min
Apr 28, 5:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Washington	44 min
Apr 28, 5:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Tyrrell, Washington	19 min
Apr 28, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		49 min
Apr 28, 5:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington	42 min
Apr 28, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Jones, Onslow	33 min
Apr 28, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Jones, Onslow	29 min
Apr 28, 5:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Tyrrell, Washington	35 min
Apr 28, 6:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Dare, Tyrrell, Washington	37 min
Apr 28, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		67 min
Apr 28, 7:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Dare	29 min

Nearby

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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.