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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 25, 20144 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2014, 4:36 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. 6 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 25, 2014, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Greene County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pitt County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 25, 4:40 PM EDT	TORNADO	Castoria, NC	GREENE CO. FIRE CHIEF REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND WEST OF CASTORIA.
Apr 25, 4:57 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Farmlife, NC	SPOTTER IN FARMVILLE REPORTED NICKLE SIZE HAIL.
Apr 25, 4:57 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Farmville, NC	SPOTTER IN FARMVILLE REPORTED NICKLE SIZE HAIL.
Apr 25, 4:59 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	2 W Farmville, NC	SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL.
Apr 25, 5:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Farmville, NC	NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTE GOLF SIZE HAIL OFF OF CHINQUAPIN ROAD IN FARMVILLE.
Apr 25, 5:18 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 W Greenville, NC	SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE NEAR THE VOICE OF AMERICA RADIO STATION.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 25, 1:19 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 100 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 109 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.

806 
WFUS52 KMHX 252036
TORMHX
NCC013-079-117-147-252115-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0004.140425T2036Z-140425T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
436 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  MARTIN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLIAMSTON...
  PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINTERVILLE...GREENVILLE...
  FARMVILLE...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 433 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
  NEAR CASTORIA...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BELL ARTHUR AND FOUNTAIN BY 445 PM EDT...
  BRUCE AND FALKLAND BY 450 PM EDT...
  STATON...HOUSE AND PITT GREENVILLE AIRPORT BY 455 PM EDT...
  STOKES AND BETHEL BY 500 PM EDT...
  ROBERSONVILLE BY 505 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 7720 3593 7710 3569 7685 3541 7774
      3551 7783 3557 7783 3559 7781 3580 7747
      3581 7743 3583 7739 3583 7736 3589 7735
      3599 7719
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 235DEG 52KT 3555 7768

$$

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1 follow-up statement

468 
WWUS52 KMHX 252050
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
450 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

NCC013-079-117-147-252115-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140425T2115Z/
GREENE NC-PITT NC-BEAUFORT NC-MARTIN NC-
450 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR MARTIN...
NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT...NORTHERN PITT AND GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM 
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
FARMVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... FOUNTAIN...BELL
ARTHUR...WINTERVILLE...FALKLAND...BRUCE...BELLS FORK...GREENVILLE...
DOWDY FICKLEN STADIUM...EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY...PITT GREENVILLE
AIRPORT...STATON...STOKES...SMITHWICK...PACTOLUS...OLD FORD...
HOUSE...GOLD POINT...WILLIAMSTON...SIMPSON...ROBERSONVILLE...
PARMELE...HASSELL...HAMILTON...EVERETTS...BETHEL AND BEARGRASS.

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.

SEVERAL SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.

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 FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3594 7720 3593 7710 3569 7685 3541 7774
      3551 7783 3557 7783 3559 7781 3580 7747
      3581 7743 3583 7739 3583 7736 3589 7735
      3599 7719
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 239DEG 24KT 3560 7760

$$

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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 25, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin	59 min
Apr 25, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene	53 min
Apr 25, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Greene	41 min
Apr 25, 5:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Pitt	47 min
Apr 25, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Martin, Pitt	25 min
Apr 25, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	47 min
Apr 25, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Martin	30 min
Apr 25, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Greene, Martin, Pitt	38 min
Apr 25, 7:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Pitt	35 min
Apr 25, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Martin, Pitt	28 min
Apr 25, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		37 min
Apr 25, 7:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort	47 min

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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.