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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 16, 2011Duplin County, Lenoir County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 6:16 PM EDT for Duplin County, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2011, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Duplin County, NC, Lenoir County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDTTornado Watch PDSSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 2011-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 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 2011-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
824 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

771 
WFUS52 KMHX 162216
TORMHX
NCC061-107-162245-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0007.110416T2216Z-110416T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL DUPLIN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  LENOIR COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO OVER KORNEGAY...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARSAW...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOSS HILL...DEEP RUN...
  FALLING CREEK...WOODINGTON...
  KINSTON...

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 3517 7797 3517 7794 3515 7790 3518 7784
      3532 7784 3535 7781 3535 7773 3533 7767
      3535 7758 3530 7750 3512 7760 3496 7789
      3510 7804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 227DEG 53KT 3511 7786

$$

29
1 follow-up statement
476 
WWUS52 KMHX 162231
SVSMHX

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

NCC061-162241-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T2245Z/
DUPLIN NC-
631 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL 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 SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3522 7754 3513 7767 3526 7782 3535 7772
      3533 7767 3535 7758 3530 7750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 227DEG 53KT 3526 7766

$$

NCC107-162245-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T2245Z/
LENOIR NC-
631 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
LENOIR COUNTY...

AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FALLING CREEK...OR
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

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

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.

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 3522 7754 3513 7767 3526 7782 3535 7772
      3533 7767 3535 7758 3530 7750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 227DEG 53KT 3526 7766

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 4:02 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX22 hr
Apr 16, 4:50 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin, Greene, Lenoir25 min
Apr 16, 5:24 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXGreene, Lenoir, Pitt51 min
Apr 16, 5:26 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin49 min
Apr 16, 6:09 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXMartin, Pitt36 min
Apr 16, 6:13 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXGreene, Pitt47 min
Apr 16, 6:19 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXDuplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow41 min
Apr 16, 6:38 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXGreene, Lenoir, Pitt37 min
Apr 16, 6:50 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXMartin, Pitt25 min
Apr 16, 6:57 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXCraven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow48 min
Apr 16, 7:07 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Martin, Washington38 min
Apr 16, 7:16 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXMartin14 min
Apr 16, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven38 min
Apr 16, 7:39 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven51 min
Apr 16, 7:42 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXOnslow33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.