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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 19, 2019Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2019, 1:27 PM EDT for Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 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: Apr 19, 2019, 1:27 PM EDT (17:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Horry County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Apr 19, 1:17 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -362 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

578 
WFUS52 KILM 191727
TORILM
NCC019-047-SCC051-191800-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0002.190419T1727Z-190419T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
127 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...
  South central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
  East central Horry County in northeastern South Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.
    
* At 125 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Barefoot Landing Area Of North Myrtle Beach, or
  over North Myrtle Beach Airport, moving north at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  North Myrtle Beach, Wampee and Cherry Grove Beach around 130 PM 
  EDT.
  Little River, Brooksville and Longs around 135 PM EDT.
  Iredell and Carolina Shores around 140 PM EDT.
  Pireway and Longwood around 145 PM EDT.
  Bughill, Dulah and Ash around 150 PM EDT.
  Bethel, Nakina and Freeland around 155 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Briarcliffe Acres, Atlantic Beach, Sea Coast Medical Center and Grand
Strand Regional Medical Center.

This includes the following highways...
 US Route 17 in Brunswick County between mile markers 1 and 4.
 SC Highway 31 between mile markers 13 and 24.
 SC Highway 22 between mile markers 25 and 26.

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 3376 7883 3415 7874 3409 7846 3383 7862
      3380 7871 3375 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 197DEG 42KT 3379 7873 

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

$$

SCALORA

2 follow-up statements

752 
WWUS52 KILM 191738
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
138 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

NCC019-191748-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190419T1800Z/
Brunswick NC-
138 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for southeastern
North Carolina...and northeastern South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3392 7877 3415 7874 3411 7855 3410 7855
      3409 7856 3407 7855 3406 7856 3405 7858
      3404 7858 3403 7859 3401 7864 3397 7862
      3396 7865 3396 7864 3394 7865 3391 7869
      3389 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 189DEG 40KT 3394 7872 

$$

NCC047-SCC051-191800-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190419T1800Z/
Columbus NC-Horry SC-
138 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL COLUMBUS AND EAST CENTRAL HORRY COUNTIES...
    
At 138 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Longs, or near Little River, moving north at 45 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Dulah, Bughill and Pireway around 150 PM EDT.
  Bethel and Nakina around 155 PM EDT.

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 3392 7877 3415 7874 3411 7855 3410 7855
      3409 7856 3407 7855 3406 7856 3405 7858
      3404 7858 3403 7859 3401 7864 3397 7862
      3396 7865 3396 7864 3394 7865 3391 7869
      3389 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 189DEG 40KT 3394 7872 

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

$$

SCALORA

847 
WWUS52 KILM 191753
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
153 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

NCC047-SCC051-191800-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190419T1800Z/
Columbus NC-Horry SC-
153 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS AND EAST CENTRAL
HORRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM 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.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for southeastern
North Carolina...and northeastern South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3392 7877 3415 7874 3411 7855 3410 7855
      3409 7856 3407 7855 3406 7856 3405 7858
      3404 7858 3403 7859 3401 7864 3397 7862
      3396 7865 3396 7864 3394 7865 3391 7869
      3389 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 197DEG 42KT 3407 7867 

$$

SCALORA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 4:06 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	ILM	Georgetown, Horry	15 hr
Apr 19, 9:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Horry	67 min
Apr 19, 10:34 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILM	Darlington, Florence	5 days
Apr 19, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Darlington	43 min
Apr 19, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Williamsburg	43 min
Apr 19, 2:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Williamsburg	31 min
Apr 19, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more	51 min
Apr 19, 2:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Florence	31 min
Apr 19, 3:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Dillon, Florence, Marion	26 min
Apr 19, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Georgetown	15 min
Apr 19, 3:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Marlboro	27 min
Apr 19, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Marion	51 min
Apr 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	49 min
Apr 19, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Dillon, Horry	33 min
Apr 19, 9:18 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	3 hr
Apr 19, 10:34 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen	21 days
Apr 19, 10:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	50 min
Apr 19, 11:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		41 min
Apr 19, 11:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	48 min
Apr 19, 11:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick	40 min
Apr 19, 12:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, Pender	47 min
Apr 19, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Bladen, Pender	32 min
Apr 19, 2:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen, Columbus	27 min
Apr 19, 2:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Bladen	18 min
Apr 19, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		56 min
Apr 19, 3:13 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	ILM	New Hanover	10 hr
Apr 19, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		55 min
Apr 19, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Robeson	47 min
Apr 19, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		46 min
Apr 19, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	33 min
Apr 19, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		65 min
Apr 19, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILM	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender	50 min
Apr 19, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Pender	15 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.