Tornado Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Jun 27, 2015, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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388 
WFUS52 KILM 272129
TORILM
NCC019-129-272200-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0004.150627T2129Z-150627T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
529 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHEASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
    
* AT 529 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
  PHOENIX...OR NEAR LELAND. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LELAND...NORTHWEST...CASTLE HAYNE...WRIGHTSBORO...CAPE FEAR
  COMMUNITY COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS...MURRAYVILLE...PHOENIX...
  BATARORA...WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHTSVILLE...
  OGDEN...NAVASSA AND SANDY CREEK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 414 AND 416.
 INTERSTATE 140  US ROUTE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 424 AND 431.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 800-697-
3901. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 7816 3429 7819 3434 7809 3434 7806
      3433 7805 3434 7799 3436 7798 3437 7799
      3438 7796 3437 7796 3437 7794 3436 7794
      3438 7792 3438 7790 3437 7790 3436 7789
      3438 7786 3429 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 243DEG 10KT 3428 7811 

$$

MBB

840 
WWUS52 KILM 272158
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
558 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

NCC019-129-272207-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150627T2200Z/
NEW HANOVER NC-BRUNSWICK NC-
558 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW HANOVER AND NORTHEASTERN
BRUNSWICK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

WEAK ROTATION IS STILL NOTED WITH THIS STORM. ANOTHER WARNING MAY BE 
NEEDED FOR NORTHERN NEW HANOVER AND SOUTHERN PENDER COUNTIES. 

LAT...LON 3423 7816 3429 7819 3434 7809 3434 7806
      3433 7805 3434 7799 3436 7798 3437 7799
      3438 7796 3437 7796 3437 7794 3436 7794
      3438 7792 3438 7790 3437 7790 3436 7789
      3438 7786 3429 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 243DEG 10KT 3428 7811 

$$

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