Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2021, 3:41 PM EDT for Pasquotank County, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 20, 2021, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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 nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
292
WFUS51 KAKQ 201941
TORAKQ
NCC139-143-202015-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0008.210620T1941Z-210620T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
341 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Pasquotank County in northeastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Perquimans County in northeastern North Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Nixonton, or near Weeksville, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Nixonton around 345 PM EDT.
Weeksville around 400 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Bob
White Fork, Jacocks, Frog Island, Stevenson Point, Symonds Creek,
Listers Corner and Glen Cove.
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 3610 7624 3615 7629 3618 7630 3628 7615
3626 7612 3623 7610 3621 7607 3616 7603
3615 7606 3614 7607 3614 7610 3613 7611
3613 7616 3610 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 239DEG 17KT 3615 7627
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Zimmerman2 follow-up statements
975
WWUS51 KAKQ 201957
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
357 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
NCC143-202006-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210620T2015Z/
Perquimans NC-
357 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3613 7622 3618 7626 3628 7615 3628 7614
3626 7612 3623 7610 3621 7607 3616 7603
3615 7606 3614 7607 3614 7610 3613 7611
3613 7616 3612 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 239DEG 17KT 3619 7619
$$
NCC139-202015-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210620T2015Z/
Pasquotank NC-
357 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK COUNTY...
At 356 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Weeksville, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Weeksville around 400 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Bob
White Fork, Glen Cove, Frog Island, Symonds Creek and Listers Corner.
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 3613 7622 3618 7626 3628 7615 3628 7614
3626 7612 3623 7610 3621 7607 3616 7603
3615 7606 3614 7607 3614 7610 3613 7611
3613 7616 3612 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 239DEG 17KT 3619 7619
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Zimmerman698
WWUS51 KAKQ 202012
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
412 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
NCC139-202022-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210620T2015Z/
Pasquotank NC-
412 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 415 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3613 7622 3618 7626 3628 7615 3628 7614
3626 7612 3623 7610 3621 7607 3616 7603
3615 7606 3614 7607 3614 7610 3613 7611
3613 7616 3612 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 239DEG 17KT 3623 7611
$$
ZimmermanThe 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, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.