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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 20, 2021Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2021, 3:10 PM EDT for Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was in force for 35 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: Jun 20, 2021, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Chowan County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 20, 3:11 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Ene Somerset, NC	CHOWAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER PROVIDED PICTURES AND DAMAGE PATH INFORMATION IN THE SOMERSET AREA OF CHOWAN COUNTY. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF0. THE PATH WAS ROUGHLY 2.5 MILES AND THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES FROM 307 TO

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

584 
WFUS51 KAKQ 201910
TORAKQ
NCC041-143-201945-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.210620T1910Z-210620T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
310 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Perquimans County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Chowan County in northeastern North Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.
    
* At 310 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Snug Harbor, or 7 miles south of Hertford, moving
  northeast at 25 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...
  Burgess around 320 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Holiday Island, Jacocks, Stevenson Point, Drummond Point, Harvey
Point and Somerset.

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 report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 7647 3609 7651 3619 7629 3611 7619
      3610 7621 3611 7627 3610 7630 3608 7633
      3609 7635 3608 7641 3608 7645 3607 7641
      3604 7645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 245DEG 20KT 3608 7644 

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

$$

Zimmerman

2 follow-up statements

783 
WWUS51 KAKQ 201923
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
323 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

NCC041-201932-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210620T1945Z/
Chowan NC-
323 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

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

LAT...LON 3611 7644 3619 7629 3611 7619 3610 7621
      3611 7627 3610 7630 3608 7633 3609 7635
      3608 7641 3608 7645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 243DEG 18KT 3611 7638 

$$

NCC143-201945-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210620T1945Z/
Perquimans NC-
323 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY...
    
At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Burgess, or 7 miles southeast of Hertford, moving
northeast at 20 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Perquimans County, including the following locations...
Holiday Island, Jacocks, Stevenson Point and Harvey Point.

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 3611 7644 3619 7629 3611 7619 3610 7621
      3611 7627 3610 7630 3608 7633 3609 7635
      3608 7641 3608 7645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 243DEG 18KT 3611 7638 

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

$$

Zimmerman

334 
WWUS51 KAKQ 201934
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
334 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

NCC143-201945-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210620T1945Z/
Perquimans NC-
334 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY...
    
At 334 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Nixonton, or 8 miles southwest of Weeksville, moving
east at 25 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...
Stevenson Point and Jacocks. 

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 3614 7635 3619 7629 3611 7619 3610 7621
      3611 7627 3610 7630 3611 7633
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 251DEG 20KT 3613 7629 

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

$$

Zimmerman

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	45 min
Jun 20, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Perquimans	39 min
Jun 20, 3:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Pasquotank, Perquimans	34 min
Jun 20, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	44 min
Jun 20, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	31 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.