Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Oct 8, 2016, 2:04 AM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2016, 2:04 AM EDT (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2016, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
The text
As transmitted.
940
WFUS52 KILM 080604
TORILM
SCC041-043-051-067-089-080630-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0014.161008T0604Z-161008T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
204 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTH CENTRAL GEORGETOWN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN HORRY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 204 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RED HILL...MOVING WEST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CONWAY AROUND 210 AM EDT.
DONGOLA AROUND 215 AM EDT.
PEE DEE CROSSROADS AROUND 220 AM EDT.
OUTLAND AROUND 225 AM EDT.
JOHNSONVILLE...HEMINGWAY AND BRITTONS NECK AROUND 230 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LIGHTHOUSE CARE CENTER OF CONWAY AND CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER.
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 OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3374 7890 3366 7898 3374 7952 3402 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 110DEG 44KT 3373 7902
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
III2 follow-up statements
458
WWUS52 KILM 080614
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
214 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
SCC043-080623-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161008T0630Z/
GEORGETOWN SC-
214 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GEORGETOWN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3375 7929 3378 7932 3378 7934 3376 7935
3377 7950 3397 7933 3377 7905 3373 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 110DEG 40KT 3377 7913
$$
SCC041-051-067-089-080630-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161008T0630Z/
FLORENCE SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-WILLIAMSBURG SC-
214 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE...SOUTHWESTERN HORRY...SOUTH CENTRAL MARION AND
NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 213 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DONGOLA...OR NEAR CONWAY...MOVING WEST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PEE DEE CROSSROADS AROUND 225 AM EDT.
JOHNSONVILLE AND BRITTONS NECK AROUND 230 AM EDT.
#
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3375 7929 3378 7932 3378 7934 3376 7935
3377 7950 3397 7933 3377 7905 3373 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 110DEG 40KT 3377 7913
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
III790
WWUS52 KILM 080629
SVSILM
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
SCC041-051-067-089-080638-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161008T0630Z/
FLORENCE SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-WILLIAMSBURG SC-
229 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE...SOUTHWESTERN
HORRY...SOUTH CENTRAL MARION AND NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3375 7929 3378 7932 3378 7934 3376 7935
3377 7950 3397 7933 3377 7905 3373 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 110DEG 44KT 3383 7933
$$
IIIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Georgetown | 16 min |
| Oct 8, 12:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 31 min |
| Oct 8, 12:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry, Marion | 24 min |
| Oct 8, 1:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 28 min |
| Oct 8, 3:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry, Marion | 27 min |
| Oct 8, 4:42 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 12 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg | 8 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 12:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Horry | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion, Marlboro | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Georgetown, Williamsburg | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:10 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 27 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.