Tornado Warning 11, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Issued

Sep 2, 2016, 9:50 PM EDT (01:50 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2016, 10:15 PM EDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.0 in

County Carteret County, NC

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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909 
WFUS52 KMHX 030150
TORMHX
NCC031-030215-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0011.160903T0150Z-160903T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
    
* AT 950 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR ISLAND FERRY
  TERMINAL...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING NORTH
  AT 30 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...RURAL DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY, 
  CEDAR ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL.

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!

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND AND/OR HAIL DAMAGE...INCLUDING
TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT AT 1-800-889-6889.

&&

LAT...LON 3505 7651 3506 7639 3503 7631 3482 7638
      3482 7646
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 185DEG 25KT 3485 7643 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DAG

748 
WWUS52 KMHX 030159
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
959 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

NCC031-030215-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160903T0215Z/
CARTERET NC-
959 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY...
    
AT 958 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL...OR 21
MILES NORTHEAST OF MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 35 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY.

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!

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT AT 1-800-889-
6889. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3504 7651 3505 7648 3506 7642 3505 7636
      3504 7636 3490 7640 3490 7647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 174DEG 30KT 3493 7644 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DAG

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