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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2021, 7:47 PM EDT for Dillon County, Marion County, South Carolina. It was in force for 28 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 3, 2021, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Dillon County, SC, Marion County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Mullins, SC | MINOR DAMAGE TO TWO UNKOWN STRUCTURES AND A SWIMMING POOL. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1071 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 749 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
910
WFUS52 KILM 032347
TORILM
SCC033-067-040015-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0006.210603T2347Z-210604T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
747 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina...
Northeastern Marion County in northeastern South Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mullins, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Kemper around 805 PM EDT.
Lake View around 815 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Nichols.
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 3430 7907 3429 7908 3429 7909 3428 7909
3428 7910 3426 7913 3423 7913 3423 7914
3422 7914 3419 7917 3417 7925 3422 7931
3438 7917
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 232DEG 15KT 3422 7923
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MBB2 follow-up statements
528
WWUS52 KILM 032358
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
758 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
SCC033-067-040015-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210604T0015Z/
Dillon SC-Marion SC-
758 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DILLON AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...
At 758 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kemper, or near Mullins, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Kemper around 805 PM EDT.
Lake View around 815 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3430 7907 3429 7908 3429 7909 3428 7909
3428 7910 3426 7913 3424 7915 3422 7920
3427 7926 3438 7917
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 232DEG 15KT 3425 7918
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MBB687
WWUS52 KILM 040011
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
811 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
SCC033-067-040021-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210604T0015Z/
Dillon SC-Marion SC-
811 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DILLON AND NORTHEASTERN
MARION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 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.
LAT...LON 3430 7907 3429 7908 3429 7909 3428 7909
3428 7910 3426 7913 3424 7915 3422 7920
3427 7926 3438 7917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 226DEG 20KT 3430 7915
$$
MBBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Florence, Marion | 70 min |
| Jun 3, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 35 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.