Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT for Horry County, South Carolina. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 1, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2:54 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 S Bayboro, SC | POLICE OFFICER NEAR INTERSECTION OF STALLION CT AND HUCKS RD REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO MOVING TOWARDS HWY 22 AND HWY 701. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1483 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367 WFUS52 KILM 011845 TORILM SCC051-011930- /O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0006.121001T1845Z-121001T1930Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 245 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL HORRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 330 PM EDT * AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOMEWOOD... OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CONWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ADRIAN... ALLSBROOK... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GET UNDER A TABLE OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901 OR 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3413 7903 3394 7878 3385 7906 3390 7912 TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 228DEG 6KT 3391 7904 $$ WEISS
4 follow-up statements
101 WWUS52 KILM 011854 SVSILM SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 254 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 SCC051-011930- /O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121001T1930Z/ HORRY SC- 254 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL HORRY COUNTY... AT 253 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ADRIAN...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF CONWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAYBORO AND ALLSBROOK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. && PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3389 7904 3393 7908 3413 7903 3394 7878 TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 228DEG 6KT 3392 7903 $$ WEISS
767
WWUS52 KILM 011905
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
305 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012
SCC051-011930-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121001T1930Z/
HORRY SC-
305 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HORRY COUNTY...
AT 304 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ADRIAN...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF CONWAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAYBORO AND
ALLSBROOK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND
ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901 OR
877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3395 7902 3413 7903 3394 7878 3392 7899
3394 7901
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 228DEG 6KT 3393 7901
$$
WEISS677 WWUS52 KILM 011916 SVSILM SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 316 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 SCC051-011930- /O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121001T1930Z/ HORRY SC- 316 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL HORRY COUNTY... AT 315 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALLSBROOK...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3398 7899 3410 7900 3398 7883 3396 7894 TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 228DEG 6KT 3394 7899 $$ WEISS
553 WWUS52 KILM 011923 SVSILM SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 323 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 SCC051-011933- /O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121001T1930Z/ HORRY SC- 323 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HORRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT... AT 322 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3398 7899 3410 7900 3398 7883 3396 7894 TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 228DEG 6KT 3395 7898 $$ WEISS
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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.