Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2017, 5:32 AM EST for Bladen County, North 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
- Jan 3, 2017, 5:32 AM EST (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2017, 5:58 AM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
County Bladen County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KILM 031032
TORILM
NCC017-031130-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0001.170103T1032Z-170103T1130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
532 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
* Until 630 AM EST
* At 532 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Abbottsburg, or near Elizabethtown, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Elizabethtown and Lisbon around 540 AM EST.
Lagoon around 545 AM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Dublin, Clarkton, White Lake and Bladen County Hospital.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 7845 3477 7843 3475 7839 3473 7839
3470 7837 3467 7832 3464 7831 3463 7832
3460 7830 3456 7826 3443 7857 3445 7862
3446 7865 3445 7866 3447 7867 3447 7874
3460 7883 3485 7858 3485 7852 3486 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 239DEG 49KT 3455 7868
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
REK2 follow-up statements
309
WWUS52 KILM 031054
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
554 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017
NCC017-031130-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T1130Z/
Bladen NC-
554 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
BLADEN COUNTY...
At 554 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles west of Harrells, or 15 miles east of
Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Bladen County, including the following locations: White Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 7845 3477 7843 3475 7839 3473 7839
3470 7837 3467 7832 3464 7831 3463 7832
3460 7830 3456 7826 3448 7845 3470 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 239DEG 49KT 3471 7836
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
REK295
WWUS52 KILM 031058
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
558 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017
NCC017-031108-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T1130Z/
Bladen NC-
558 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BLADEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Wilmington.
LAT...LON 3481 7845 3477 7843 3475 7839 3473 7839
3470 7837 3467 7832 3464 7831 3463 7832
3460 7830 3456 7826 3448 7845 3470 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 239DEG 49KT 3474 7829
$$
REKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 5:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 64 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.