Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 10:48 AM EST for Bladen County, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min. 3 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:48 AM EST (15:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 11:30 AM EST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bladen County, NC, Robeson County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:03 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Ene Tolarsville, NC | MEASURED BY HOMEOWNER WEATHER STATION. GUSTS SHIFTED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SOME SMALL LIMBS DOWN. |
| Feb 24, 11:05 AM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 9 Sse Hope Mills, NC | ROTATING FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED IN HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY NEAR THE BLADEN COUNTY LINE. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 11:18 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Ene Tolarsville, NC | MEASURED BY HOMEOWNER WEATHER STATION. GUSTS SHIFTED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SOME SMALL LIMBS DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -286 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 703 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 750 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
538
WFUS52 KILM 241548
TORILM
NCC017-155-241630-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0001.160224T1548Z-160224T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1048 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM EST
* AT 1048 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER BARKER TEN MILE...OR NEAR LUMBERTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUMBERTON...ST. PAULS...SMITHS...WHITE OAK...HOWELLSVILLE...TOLARSVILLE...
ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE...TOBERMORY...AMMON...HESTERTOWN...JEROME...
DUART...BARKER TEN MILE...PARKTON...TAR HEEL AND SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17
AND 38.
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.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 800 - 6 9 7 - 3901. THIS
ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7861
3479 7850 3456 7901 3467 7911 3493 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 221DEG 40KT 3469 7900
$$
JDW3 follow-up statements
603
WWUS52 KILM 241558
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1058 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC017-155-241630-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1630Z/
BLADEN NC-ROBESON NC-
1058 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BLADEN AND NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTIES...
AT 1058 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
TOLARSVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. PAULS...AMMON...WHITE OAK...JEROME...HOWELLSVILLE...TOLARSVILLE...
DUART...TOBERMORY AND TAR HEEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26
AND 38.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 800 - 6 9 7 - 3901. THIS
ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7861
3479 7850 3467 7896 3475 7902 3493 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 221DEG 40KT 3478 7891
$$
JDW950
WWUS52 KILM 241614
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1114 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC155-241623-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1630Z/
ROBESON NC-
1114 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ROBESON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3479 7850 3471 7882 3474 7886 3478 7887
3483 7890 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 221DEG 40KT 3491 7877
$$
NCC017-241630-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1630Z/
BLADEN NC-
1114 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTY...
AT 1113 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
JEROME...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH. A SECONDARY STORM WAS PRODUCING STRONG ROTATION NEAR TARHEEL
AND MOVING NORTHEAST.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMMON...DUART...TOBERMORY...WHITE OAK...JEROME AND TAR HEEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 800 - 6 9 7 - 3901. THIS
ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3479 7850 3471 7882 3474 7886 3478 7887
3483 7890 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 221DEG 40KT 3491 7877
$$
JDW149
WWUS52 KILM 241629
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1129 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCC017-241639-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T1630Z/
BLADEN NC-
1129 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BLADEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1130 AM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3479 7850 3471 7882 3474 7886 3478 7887
3483 7890 3484 7890 3485 7880 3485 7861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 221DEG 40KT 3491 7877
$$
JDWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 8:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 8:50 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 58 min |
| Feb 24, 10:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 58 min |
| Feb 24, 11:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 11:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 12:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 1:26 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 64 min | |
| Feb 24, 2:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 61 min | |
| Feb 24, 3:43 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 62 min | |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Robeson | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 4:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Robeson | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 4:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Robeson | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 5:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 6:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 65 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.