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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 28, 2011Beaufort County, Craven County, Pitt County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 4:26 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Craven County, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was in force for 49 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 28, 2011, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pitt County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 4:30 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUDFort Barnwell, NCRELAYED FROM 911 CENTER.
Apr 28, 4:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Fort Barnwell, NCTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON BELLTOWN ROAD.
Apr 28, 4:35 PM EDTHAIL 2.753 Ne Vanceboro, NC
Apr 28, 4:40 PM EDTHAIL 11 Se Wilmar, NCRELAYED 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 28, 2:41 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2011-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1638 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2011-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 227 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

629 
WFUS52 KMHX 282026
TORMHX
NCC013-049-147-282115-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0027.110428T2026Z-110428T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  WEST CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO OVER FORT BARNWELL...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AYDEN...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HONOLULU...
  VANCEBORO...
  WILMAR...
  BLOUNTS CREEK...COX CROSSROADS...
  RIVER ROAD...
  CORE POINT...

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.

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 3545 7682 3544 7682 3545 7691 3547 7693
      3548 7699 3544 7696 3546 7692 3543 7688
      3543 7684 3540 7680 3539 7677 3521 7734
      3531 7740 3562 7705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 241DEG 39KT 3530 7728

$$

2
2 follow-up statements
864 
WWUS52 KMHX 282044
SVSMHX

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

NCC013-049-147-282115-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110428T2115Z/
PITT NC-CRAVEN NC-BEAUFORT NC-
444 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
BEAUFORT...NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL PITT
COUNTIES...

AT 441 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WILMAR...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RIVER
ROAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
TENNIS TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL.
OTHER DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... CHOCOWINITY...BLOUNTS
CREEK...COX CROSSROADS...WASHINGTON...WASHINGTON PARK...BUNYAN AND
CORE POINT.

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.

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 3545 7682 3544 7682 3545 7691 3550 7702
      3544 7696 3546 7692 3543 7688 3543 7684
      3540 7681 3539 7677 3529 7709 3538 7715
      3543 7717 3562 7705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 241DEG 39KT 3540 7706

$$

2
215 
WWUS52 KMHX 282105
SVSMHX

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

NCC013-049-147-282115-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110428T2115Z/
PITT NC-CRAVEN NC-BEAUFORT NC-
505 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
BEAUFORT...NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL PITT
COUNTIES...

AT 504 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHINGTON PARK...
OR NEAR WASHINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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... CORE POINT.

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 3545 7682 3544 7682 3545 7691 3550 7702
      3544 7696 3546 7692 3543 7688 3543 7684
      3540 7681 3539 7677 3529 7709 3538 7715
      3543 7717 3562 7705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 246DEG 68KT 3555 7699

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 10:07 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more12 hr
Apr 28, 1:41 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin, Lenoir49 min
Apr 28, 2:26 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin49 min
Apr 28, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin, Lenoir50 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Greene, Martin, Pitt46 min
Apr 28, 3:48 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXCraven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir42 min
Apr 28, 4:32 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin, Onslow26 min
Apr 28, 4:44 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXMartin, Washington31 min
Apr 28, 4:49 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Pitt22 min
Apr 28, 5:01 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Hyde, Washington44 min
Apr 28, 5:15 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXTyrrell, Washington19 min
Apr 28, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX49 min
Apr 28, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXHyde, Tyrrell, Washington42 min
Apr 28, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCraven, Jones, Onslow33 min
Apr 28, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCraven, Jones, Onslow29 min
Apr 28, 5:55 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXTyrrell, Washington35 min
Apr 28, 6:23 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDare, Tyrrell, Washington37 min
Apr 28, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX67 min
Apr 28, 7:01 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDare29 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.