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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Dec 24, 2020, 12:03 PM EST for Bladen County, Columbus County, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2020, 12:03 PM EST (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2020, 12:30 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Robeson County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 12:21 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 E Evergreen, NC | APPARENT TORNADO NEAR SILVER SPOON RD MOVING TOWARDS BLADEN COUNTY, CAPTURED IN PICTURES AND VIDEO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
761
WFUS52 KILM 241703
TORILM
NCC017-047-155-241730-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0037.201224T1703Z-201224T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1203 PM EST Thu Dec 24 2020
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
* Until 1230 PM EST.
* At 1202 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Boardman, or 13 miles southeast of
Lumberton, moving north at 50 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Bladenboro and Butters around 1210 PM EST.
Smiths, Bladen Community College and Howellsville around 1220 PM
EST.
Tolarsville and Ruskin around 1225 PM EST.
Duart, White Oak, Jerome and Tobermory around 1230 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Dublin, Tar Heel and Orrum.
This includes US Route 74 between mile markers 370 and 383.
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 7885 3438 7903 3484 7891 3484 7889
3485 7880 3485 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 197DEG 44KT 3446 7890
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
MORGAN1 follow-up statement
812
WWUS52 KILM 241731
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1231 PM EST Thu Dec 24 2020
NCC017-047-155-241740-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-201224T1730Z/
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-Columbus NC-
1231 PM EST Thu Dec 24 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROBESON...NORTHWESTERN BLADEN
AND NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3435 7885 3438 7903 3484 7891 3484 7889
3485 7880 3485 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 197DEG 44KT 3473 7880
$$
MORGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 8:06 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 19 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 57 min |
| Dec 24, 12:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 33 min |
| Dec 24, 12:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 63 min |
| Dec 24, 1:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 2:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 37 min | |
| Dec 24, 2:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Columbus | 35 min |
| Dec 24, 2:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 2:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 35 min |
| Dec 24, 3:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Columbus | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 3:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 37 min |
| Dec 24, 3:46 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 29 min | |
| Dec 24, 4:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 44 min |
| Dec 24, 4:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 58 min |
| Dec 24, 4:59 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 61 min | |
| Dec 24, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 5:57 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 63 min | |
| Dec 24, 6:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.