Tornado Warning 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Issued

Jul 23, 2015, 11:52 AM EDT (15:52 UTC)

Expired

Jul 23, 2015, 12:30 PM EDT

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Carteret County, NC

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KMHX 231552
TORMHX
NCC031-231630-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0005.150723T1552Z-150723T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1152 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
    
* AT 1151 AM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 
  NEAR NEWPORT. THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS IN A LINE OF SEVERE 
  THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF MICHAEL J SMITH 
  AIRPORT TO NEAR NEWPORT TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPE CARTERET. A 
  TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THESE 
  DANGEROUS STORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOREHEAD CITY...NEWPORT...PINE KNOLL SHORES...MICHAEL J SMITH
  AIRPORT AND INDIAN BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3460 7654 3479 7657 3481 7662 3471 7665
      3481 7669 3475 7678 3475 7668 3470 7676
      3468 7690 3469 7690 3469 7687 3475 7700
      3488 7664 3477 7640 3476 7652 3473 7644
      3467 7650 3473 7653 3472 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 1551Z 305DEG 21KT 3485 7663 3483 7683 3476 7694 

$$

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111 
WWUS52 KMHX 231627
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1227 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

NCC031-231630-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150723T1630Z/
CARTERET NC-
1227 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
CARTERET COUNTY...
    
AT 1222 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR RACHEL CARSON ESTUARINE
RESERVE TO MICHAEL J SMITH AIRPORT TO NEAR OCEANA PIER...MOVING 
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL 
CLOUDS SINCES 1200 PM EDT...BUT A THREAT OF RAPID DEVELOPMENT 
CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOREHEAD CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3472 7676 3473 7672 3478 7657 3472 7672
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 304DEG 21KT 3473 7657 3472 7664 3465 7675 

$$

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