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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Sep 30, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 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
- Sep 30, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT (16:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2022, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Brunswick County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 601 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 915 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
133
WFUS52 KILM 301621
TORILM
NCC019-301700-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0013.220930T1621Z-220930T1700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1221 PM EDT Fri Sep 30 2022
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 1221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Holden Beach, moving
northwest at 55 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...
Holden Beach around 1225 PM EDT.
Shallotte and Ocean Isle Beach around 1235 PM EDT.
Sunset Beach, Grissettown, Seaside and Russtown around 1240 PM
EDT.
Iredell, Carolina Shores, Calabash and Longwood around 1245 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 3392 7821 3391 7834 3390 7837 3389 7839
3387 7850 3385 7854 3394 7865 3396 7864
3396 7865 3397 7863 3400 7864 3402 7862
3403 7860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 123DEG 47KT 3380 7824
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
MORGAN1 follow-up statement
466
WWUS52 KILM 301655
SVSILM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1255 PM EDT Fri Sep 30 2022
NCC019-301704-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220930T1700Z/
Brunswick NC-
1255 PM EDT Fri Sep 30 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 100 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
North Carolina...and northeastern South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3392 7821 3391 7834 3390 7837 3389 7839
3387 7850 3385 7854 3394 7865 3396 7864
3396 7865 3397 7863 3400 7864 3402 7862
3403 7860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 123DEG 47KT 3398 7858
$$
MORGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 6:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 9:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 6 hr |
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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.