Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2021, 12:29 AM EST for Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
- Feb 16, 2021, 12:29 AM EST (05:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2021, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 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 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
271
WUUS52 KILM 160529
SVRILM
NCC141-160600-
/O.NEW.KILM.SV.W.0002.210216T0529Z-210216T0600Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1229 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Pender County in southeastern North Carolina...
* Until 100 AM EST.
* At 1229 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Northwest,
or 9 miles northwest of Leland, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Burgaw, White Stocking, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Murray Town,
Montague, Malpass Corner, Ashton, Rocky Point, Currie, Wards
Corner, The Borough, St. Helena, Watha and Pender Memorial
Hospital.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 7807 3435 7809 3437 7813 3443 7821
3469 7791 3448 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 220DEG 39KT 3431 7817
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
VAO2 follow-up statements
955
WWUS52 KILM 160546
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1246 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
NCC141-160600-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0600Z/
Pender NC-
1246 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST
FOR CENTRAL PENDER COUNTY...
At 1245 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Long Creek, or
9 miles southwest of Burgaw, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Burgaw, White Stocking, Point Caswell, Long Creek, Murray Town,
Montague, Malpass Corner, Ashton, Rocky Point, Currie, Wards Corner,
The Borough, St. Helena, Watha and Pender Memorial Hospital.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 7807 3435 7809 3437 7813 3443 7821
3469 7791 3448 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 220DEG 39KT 3445 7802
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
VAO091
WWUS52 KILM 160556
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1256 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
NCC141-160606-
/O.EXP.KILM.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210216T0600Z/
Pender NC-
1256 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PENDER COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 100 AM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3435 7807 3435 7809 3437 7813 3443 7821
3469 7791 3448 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 220DEG 39KT 3453 7794
$$
VAOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 10:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 21 days |
| Feb 15, 10:43 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 32 min | |
| Feb 15, 11:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 22 min | |
| Feb 15, 11:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 17 min |
| Feb 15, 11:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 11 min |
| Feb 15, 11:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 13 min |
| Feb 15, 11:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 50 min | |
| Feb 16, 12:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 15 min |
| Feb 16, 12:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 32 min | |
| Feb 16, 12:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 63 min |
| Feb 16, 1:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 87 min |
| Feb 16, 1:07 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 38 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.