Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2012, 4:07 PM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina; Dillon County, Horry County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 68 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
- May 14, 2012, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Dillon County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS52 KILM 142007
SVRILM
NCC017-047-155-SCC033-051-067-142115-
/O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0041.120514T2007Z-120514T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
407 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HORRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN DILLON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
WESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF GREEN SEA...OR 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MULLINS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
GREEN SEA...
CHERRY GROVE...
TABOR CITY...
CLARENDON...
CHADBOURN...
NAKINA...
MORE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AND AFFECT OTHER COMMUNITIES
IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3456 7872 3409 7855 3408 7856 3407 7855
3406 7856 3400 7915 3423 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 242DEG 26KT 3415 7910
$$
III3 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KILM 142047
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
447 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
NCC017-047-155-SCC033-051-067-142115-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120514T2115Z/
ROBESON NC-COLUMBUS NC-DILLON SC-MARION SC-BLADEN NC-HORRY SC-
447 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN HORRY...SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN...NORTHEASTERN MARION...
SOUTHEASTERN DILLON...WESTERN COLUMBUS AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
ROBESON COUNTIES...
AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLARENDON...OR 14
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CERRO
GORDO...SIDNEY...EVERGREEN...DULAH...WILLIAMS...BETHEL...MOLLIE...
CHADBOURN...BUGHILL...NAKINA...ABBOTTSBURG...OLD DOCK AND BRUNSWICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3456 7872 3409 7855 3408 7856 3407 7855
3406 7856 3400 7915 3423 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 245DEG 19KT 3423 7889
$$
ZOUZIAS330
WWUS52 KILM 142107
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
507 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
NCC155-SCC033-067-142117-
/O.CAN.KILM.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120514T2115Z/
ROBESON NC-DILLON SC-MARION SC-
507 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION...
SOUTHEASTERN DILLON AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ROBESON COUNTIES IS
CANCELED...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3456 7872 3410 7855 3406 7856 3403 7902
3441 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 245DEG 19KT 3427 7877
$$
NCC017-047-SCC051-142115-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120514T2115Z/
COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-HORRY SC-
507 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HORRY...SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND WESTERN COLUMBUS
COUNTIES...
AT 504 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHADBOURN...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUGHILL...
NAKINA...ABBOTTSBURG...OLD DOCK AND BRUNSWICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3456 7872 3410 7855 3406 7856 3403 7902
3441 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 245DEG 19KT 3427 7877
$$
ZOUZIAS635
WWUS52 KILM 142112
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
512 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
NCC017-047-SCC051-142122-
/O.EXP.KILM.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120514T2115Z/
COLUMBUS NC-BLADEN NC-HORRY SC-
512 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HORRY...
SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND WESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515
PM EDT...
AT 508 PM EDT...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING
HAS WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3456 7872 3410 7855 3406 7856 3403 7902
3441 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 245DEG 19KT 3428 7874
$$
ZOUZIASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 56 min |
| May 14, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 63 min |
| May 14, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 54 min |
| May 14, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Columbus | 58 min |
| May 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 59 min |
| May 14, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 64 min |
| May 14, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 79 min |
| May 14, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Florence, Williamsburg | 53 min |
| May 14, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 57 min |
| May 14, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion | 58 min |
| May 14, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 32 min |
| May 14, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 31 min |
| May 14, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 67 min |
| May 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry, Marion | 27 min |
| May 14, 4:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 43 min |
| May 14, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 3 hr |
| May 14, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 56 min | |
| May 14, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 53 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.