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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, NC

November 26, 20134 counties in North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Nov 26, 2013, 9:45 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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: Nov 26, 2013, 9:45 PM EST (02:45 UTC)
Expired: Nov 26, 2013, 10:30 PM EST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 26, 5:40 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 366 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 437 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.

788 
WFUS52 KILM 270245
TORILM
NCC019-047-129-141-270330-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0007.131127T0245Z-131127T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
945 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHWESTERN PENDER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
  EASTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 1030 PM EST

* AT 946 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF FREEMAN...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF SHALLOTTE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
   DELCO...
   PHOENIX...
   MONTAGUE...
   LONG CREEK...
   WARDS CORNER...
   BURGAW...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

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 3415 7834 3427 7846 3437 7835 3437 7833
      3440 7826 3446 7818 3447 7818 3449 7823
      3470 7801 3441 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 231DEG 38KT 3426 7832

$$

WEISS

1 follow-up statement

189 
WWUS52 KILM 270258
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
958 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

NCC019-047-129-141-270308-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131127T0330Z/
COLUMBUS NC-PENDER NC-NEW HANOVER NC-BRUNSWICK NC-
958 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BRUNSWICK...NORTHWESTERN NEW
HANOVER...SOUTHWESTERN PENDER AND EAST CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES IS
CANCELED...

AT 958 PM EST...THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

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 3415 7834 3427 7846 3437 7835 3437 7833
      3440 7826 3446 7818 3447 7818 3449 7823
      3470 7801 3441 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 231DEG 38KT 3434 7820

$$

WEISS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 26, 7:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	27 min
Nov 26, 7:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen	58 min
Nov 26, 8:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	63 min
Nov 26, 8:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	47 min
Nov 26, 10:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	23 min
Nov 26, 10:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	48 min
Nov 26, 11:42 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILM	Pender	33 min
Nov 26, 11:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	59 min
Nov 27, 12:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	45 min
Nov 27, 12:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	49 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.