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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2020, 11:21 PM EDT for Craven County, Pamlico County, North Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 3, 2020, 11:21 PM EDT (03:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2020, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Craven County, NC, Pamlico County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1058 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
539
WFUS52 KMHX 040321
TORMHX
NCC049-137-040345-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0013.200804T0321Z-200804T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1121 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Southwestern Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 1145 PM EDT.
* At 1121 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Neuse Forest, or 7 miles southeast of
James City, moving north 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.
* Locations impacted include...
New Bern, Askins, Cayton, Olympia, Ernul, Fairfield Harbour and
Bridgeton.
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.
Please send your reports of wind and/or hail damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 7683 3497 7691 3525 7712 3527 7692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 159DEG 47KT 3502 7689
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DAG2 follow-up statements
318
WWUS52 KMHX 040328
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1128 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
NCC049-137-040345-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200804T0345Z/
Craven NC-Pamlico NC-
1128 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CRAVEN AND WEST CENTRAL PAMLICO COUNTIES...
At 1127 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Olympia, or near James City, moving north at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Askins, Olympia, Ernul and Fairfield Harbour.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, call the National
Weather Service office in Newport at 1-800-889-6889. This act may
save lives of others in the path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3507 7695 3525 7710 3527 7692 3507 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 164DEG 47KT 3511 7694
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DAG519
WWUS52 KMHX 040339
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1139 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
NCC049-137-040348-
/O.EXP.KMHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200804T0345Z/
Craven NC-Pamlico NC-
1139 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CRAVEN AND WEST CENTRAL PAMLICO
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 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 heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for eastern North
Carolina.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Newport.
LAT...LON 3507 7695 3525 7710 3527 7692 3507 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 159DEG 47KT 3523 7700
$$
DAGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:16 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow | 24 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 14 min |
| Aug 3, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 52 min | |
| Aug 3, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 91 min | |
| Aug 4, 12:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort | 22 min |
| Aug 4, 12:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| Aug 4, 12:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 12:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt | 98 min |
| Aug 4, 12:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Washington | 19 min |
| Aug 4, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 43 min | |
| Aug 4, 1:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 1:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 18 min |
| Aug 4, 11:07 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 11:13 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare | 3 hr |
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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.