Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Oct 11, 2020, 6:19 PM EDT for Columbus 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
- Oct 11, 2020, 6:19 PM EDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Columbus County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
625
WFUS52 KILM 112219
TORILM
NCC047-112245-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0035.201011T2219Z-201011T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
619 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2020
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Crusoe Island, or 13 miles southeast of
Whiteville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Lake Waccamaw around 625 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bolton.
This includes US Route 74 between mile markers 411 and 413.
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 3435 7835 3421 7834 3421 7837 3419 7837
3416 7841 3416 7849 3417 7850 3417 7851
3416 7852 3416 7858 3423 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 240DEG 24KT 3421 7852
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
212 follow-up statements
263
WWUS52 KILM 112226
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
626 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2020
NCC047-112245-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-201011T2245Z/
Columbus NC-
626 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTY...
At 626 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Lake Waccamaw, or
14 miles southeast of Whiteville, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Columbus County, including the following locations...
Bolton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 7835 3421 7834 3421 7837 3419 7837
3417 7840 3418 7851 3425 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 240DEG 24KT 3423 7847
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
21409
WWUS52 KILM 112239
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
639 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2020
NCC047-112247-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-201011T2245Z/
Columbus NC-
639 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for northeastern
Columbus County to cover the previously expiring warning.
LAT...LON 3435 7835 3421 7834 3421 7837 3419 7837
3417 7840 3418 7851 3425 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 240DEG 24KT 3427 7839
$$
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 28 min | |
| Oct 11, 6:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 27 min | |
| Oct 11, 7:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 36 min | |
| Oct 11, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 35 min | |
| Oct 11, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 31 min | |
| Oct 11, 7:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 11:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 23 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Columbus | 19 min |
| Oct 11, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 33 min |
| Oct 11, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 32 min |
| Oct 11, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Columbus | 23 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.