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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 25, 2014Beaufort County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2014, 7:43 PM EDT for Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2014, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Beaufort County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 25, 7:47 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Nw Washington, NC	ONE INCH HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER 1 4 MILE SW OF AIRPORT.
Apr 25, 7:50 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Washington, NC	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON SUMMIT AVE IN WASHINGTON
Apr 25, 7:53 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Nnw Washington, NC	SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF SIZE HAIL AT WEST 15TH STREET AND MINUTE MAN LANE
Apr 25, 8:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Chocowinity, NC	TREES DOWN AND UPROOTED REPORTED BY RESCUE SQUAD PERSONNEL.

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.

000 
WFUS52 KMHX 252343
TORMHX
NCC013-260030-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0007.140425T2343Z-140426T0030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 740 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR      
  WASHINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BUNYAN BY 750 PM EDT...
  SLATESTONE BY 755 PM EDT...
  WALLA WATTA BY 800 PM EDT...
  PINETOWN BY 805 PM EDT...
  TERRA CEIA BY 810 PM EDT...
  PANTEGO BY 820 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7659 3547 7694 3548 7698 3547 7697
      3546 7697 3542 7711 3553 7716 3555 7713
      3555 7709 3560 7714 3566 7699 3567 7694
      3571 7685 3571 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 247DEG 30KT 3554 7704

$$
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3 follow-up statements

784 
WWUS52 KMHX 252353
SVSMHX

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

NCC013-260030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140426T0030Z/
BEAUFORT NC-
753 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
BEAUFORT COUNTY...

AT 749 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUNYAN...OR NEAR RIVER ROAD...MOVING EAST 
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WALLA WATTA AND PINETOWN BY 800 PM EDT
  TERRA CEIA BY 805 PM EDT
  PUNGO AND PANTEGO BY 820 PM EDT

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 3570 7665 3557 7659 3548 7690 3547 7693
      3547 7694 3548 7698 3546 7697 3545 7702
      3557 7707 3571 7668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 252DEG 31KT 3554 7693

$$
TL

823 
WWUS52 KMHX 260007
SVSMHX

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

NCC013-260030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140426T0030Z/
BEAUFORT NC-
807 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY...

AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TERRA CEIA...OR 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF RIVER ROAD...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PANTEGO BY 815 PM EDT
  PUNGO BY 820 PM EDT

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 3561 7690 3570 7666 3570 7665 3557 7659
      3549 7685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 250DEG 36KT 3558 7677

$$
TL

058 
WWUS52 KMHX 260024
SVSMHX

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

NCC013-260034-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140426T0030Z/
BEAUFORT NC-
824 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING IS 
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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.

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

LAT...LON 3561 7690 3570 7666 3570 7665 3557 7659
      3549 7685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 250DEG 36KT 3564 7656

$$
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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, 4:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Greene, Martin, Pitt	39 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

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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.