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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2021, 3:09 PM EDT for Hyde County, Tyrrell County, Washington County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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
- Jul 8, 2021, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hyde County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Fairfield, NC | TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN THE WHITE TAIL FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD OF FAIRFIELD, MOVING NORTHEAST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 1:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.
034
WFUS52 KMHX 081909
TORMHX
NCC095-177-187-081945-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0008.210708T1909Z-210708T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
309 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 308 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Alligator Lake, or 29 miles southeast of Plymouth,
moving north at 40 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...
Kilkenny, Killkenny, Scranton, Fairfield, Columbia, Woodley,
Newfoundland, Scuppernong, Alligator Lake and Creswell.
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 send your reports of wind and/or hail damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 7623 3549 7646 3597 7647 3599 7612
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 185DEG 37KT 3557 7635
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
82 follow-up statements
851
WWUS52 KMHX 081911
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
311 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NCC095-177-187-081945-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210708T1945Z/
Washington NC-Hyde NC-Tyrrell NC-
311 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN HYDE AND TYRRELL COUNTIES...
At 311 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Alligator Lake,
or 28 miles southeast of Plymouth, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Kilkenny, Killkenny, Scranton, Fairfield, Columbia, Woodley,
Newfoundland, Scuppernong, Alligator Lake and Creswell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, call the National
Weather Service office in Newport at 1-800-889-
6889. This act may save lives of others in the path of dangerous
weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 7623 3549 7646 3597 7647 3599 7612
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 185DEG 37KT 3560 7635
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SGK496
WWUS52 KMHX 081929
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
329 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NCC095-081937-
/O.CAN.KMHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210708T1945Z/
Hyde NC-
329 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HYDE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for eastern North
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3569 7618 3570 7646 3597 7647 3599 7612
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 185DEG 37KT 3577 7633
$$
NCC177-187-081945-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210708T1945Z/
Washington NC-Tyrrell NC-
329 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND TYRRELL COUNTIES...
At 327 PM EDT, a radar indicated tornado was located 8 miles south
of Woodley, or 24 miles east of Plymouth, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Woodley, Newfoundland, Scuppernong and Creswell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, call the National
Weather Service office in Newport at 1-800-889-
6889. This act may save lives of others in the path of dangerous
weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 7618 3570 7646 3597 7647 3599 7612
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 185DEG 37KT 3577 7633
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
8The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:14 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow | 24 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:07 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 27 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 12:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 12:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Jul 8, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Hyde | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 44 min | |
| Jul 8, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde | 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.