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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2021, 8:57 AM EDT for Brunswick County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 10 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
- Jul 8, 2021, 8:57 AM EDT (12:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 9:07 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:01 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:35 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 2167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
860
WFUS52 KILM 081257
TORILM
NCC019-047-081330-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0012.210708T1257Z-210708T1330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
857 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...
East central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...
* Until 930 AM EDT.
* At 857 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Supply, or near Holden Beach, moving north at 45
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...
Brunswick County Community College Main Campus around 900 AM EDT.
Honey Island around 915 AM EDT.
Batarora around 920 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Varnamtown, Brunswick Novant Medical Center and Bolivia.
This includes US Route 17 in Brunswick County between mile markers 15
and 30.
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 3391 7818 3391 7839 3429 7840 3427 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 1257Z 182DEG 39KT 3399 7829
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
VAO1 follow-up statement
180
WWUS52 KILM 081307
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
907 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NCC019-047-081317-
/O.CAN.KILM.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210708T1330Z/
Brunswick NC-Columbus NC-
907 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BRUNSWICK AND EAST CENTRAL
COLUMBUS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for southeastern
North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3391 7818 3391 7839 3429 7840 3427 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 182DEG 39KT 3410 7829
$$
VAOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 56 min | |
| Jul 8, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 62 min | |
| Jul 8, 6:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Robeson | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 6:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 57 min | |
| Jul 8, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 34 min | |
| Jul 8, 7:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Robeson | 92 min |
| Jul 8, 8:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 20 min | |
| Jul 8, 9:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 18 min |
| Jul 8, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 12 min | |
| Jul 8, 1:11 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 10 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 29 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.