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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 7, 2014Hyde County, Tyrrell County, Washington County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2014, 4:03 PM EDT for Hyde County, Tyrrell County, Washington County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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 7, 2014, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2014, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hyde County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 7, 4:43 PM EDT	TORNADO	Gum Neck, NC	REPORTED SIGHTING OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
Apr 7, 4:48 PM EDT	TORNADO	Gum Neck, NC	TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR HWY 94.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 125 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: 59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 314 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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The text

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

229 
WFUS52 KMHX 072003
TORMHX
NCC095-177-187-072045-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0002.140407T2003Z-140407T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
403 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  TYRRELL COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 359 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF BELHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KILKENNY BY 420 PM EDT...
  GUM NECK AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEVELS BY 435 PM EDT...
  FRYING PAN LANDING BY 440 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 7606 3579 7604 3572 7604 3571 7605
      3570 7604 3567 7603 3566 7604 3565 7603
      3557 7602 3555 7631 3571 7636 3577 7648
      3594 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 239DEG 34KT 3562 7648

$$

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2 follow-up statements

495 
WWUS52 KMHX 072017
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
417 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

NCC095-177-187-072045-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140407T2045Z/
MAINLAND HYDE NC-WASHINGTON NC-TYRRELL NC-
417 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
TYRRELL...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL MAINLAND HYDE
COUNTIES...

AT 414 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 
NORTHEAST OF PONZER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KILKENNY BY 420 PM EDT
  GUM NECK AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEVELS BY 435 PM EDT
  FRYING PAN LANDING BY 440 PM EDT

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.

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.

LAT...LON 3583 7606 3579 7604 3572 7604 3571 7605
      3570 7604 3567 7603 3566 7604 3565 7603
      3557 7602 3555 7631 3571 7636 3577 7648
      3594 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 239DEG 34KT 3568 7635

$$

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422 
WWUS52 KMHX 072044
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
444 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

NCC095-177-187-072054-
/O.EXP.KMHX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140407T2045Z/
MAINLAND HYDE NC-WASHINGTON NC-TYRRELL NC-
444 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR TYRRELL...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND
NORTH CENTRAL MAINLAND HYDE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 445 PM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

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.

LAT...LON 3583 7606 3579 7604 3572 7604 3571 7605
      3570 7604 3567 7603 3566 7604 3565 7603
      3557 7602 3555 7631 3571 7636 3577 7648
      3594 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 239DEG 34KT 3582 7606

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 10:03 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		42 min
Apr 7, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	47 min
Apr 7, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Washington	52 min
Apr 7, 3:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington	33 min
Apr 7, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	38 min
Apr 7, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		35 min
Apr 7, 4:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell	45 min
Apr 7, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.