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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, NC

May 5, 2017Bladen County, Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2017, 4:55 AM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 20 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: May 5, 2017, 4:55 AM EDT (08:55 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2017, 5:15 AM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 5, 3:09 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

304 
WFUS52 KILM 050855
TORILM
NCC017-047-050915-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0009.170505T0855Z-170505T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
455 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
  North central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...

* Until 515 AM EDT
    
* At 455 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Southeastern Community College, or near
  Whiteville, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Elkton, Abbottsburg, Lisbon and Clarkton. 

This includes US Route 74 between mile markers 389 and 390.
 
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 3433 7875 3442 7884 3462 7865 3450 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 225DEG 35KT 3439 7876 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

292 
WWUS52 KILM 050908
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
508 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

NCC047-050917-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170505T0915Z/
Columbus NC-
508 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of Columbus County and the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for southeastern
North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3451 7853 3445 7862 3445 7863 3446 7864
      3446 7866 3447 7867 3447 7872 3460 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 0907Z 223DEG 37KT 3449 7865 

$$

NCC017-050915-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170505T0915Z/
Bladen NC-
508 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BLADEN COUNTY...
    
At 507 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Elkton, or 9 miles south of Elizabethtown, moving
northeast 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Elkton and Clarkton. 

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 3451 7853 3445 7862 3445 7863 3446 7864
      3446 7866 3447 7867 3447 7872 3460 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 0907Z 223DEG 37KT 3449 7865 

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

$$

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008 
WWUS52 KILM 050910
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
510 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

NCC017-050920-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170505T0915Z/
Bladen NC-
510 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BLADEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 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.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for southeastern
North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3451 7853 3445 7862 3445 7863 3446 7864
      3446 7866 3447 7867 3447 7872 3460 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 225DEG 35KT 3450 7863 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 9:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	53 min
May 5, 12:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	40 min
May 5, 3:12 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	4 hr
May 5, 4:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	66 min
May 5, 4:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus, Robeson	64 min
May 5, 4:36 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	24 min
May 5, 5:13 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Pender	32 min
May 5, 5:25 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	15 hr
May 5, 5:25 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	12 hr
May 5, 5:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	20 min
May 5, 5:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	New Hanover	27 min
May 5, 6:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	85 min
May 5, 6:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	23 min
May 5, 5:05 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	4 hr

Nearby

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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.