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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 15, 2022Bladen County, Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 15, 2022, 7:03 PM EDT for Bladen County, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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: Aug 15, 2022, 7:03 PM EDT (23:03 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bladen County, NC, Columbus County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 15, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

430 
WFUS52 KILM 152303
TORILM
NCC017-047-152330-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0007.220815T2303Z-220815T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
703 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina...
  North central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina...

* Until 730 PM EDT.
    
* At 703 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Abbottsburg, or 9 miles southwest of
  Elizabethtown, moving southeast at 20 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...
  Elkton around 725 PM EDT.
  Whiteville and Emerson around 730 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Clarkton and Columbus Regional Healthcare System.

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 3438 7845 3429 7883 3447 7885 3446 7886
      3447 7888 3448 7887 3449 7887 3450 7885
      3451 7884 3452 7885 3453 7885 3454 7886
      3455 7886 3464 7869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 331DEG 17KT 3453 7874 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

757 
WWUS52 KILM 152316
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
716 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022

NCC017-047-152330-
/O.CON.KILM.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220815T2330Z/
Bladen NC-Columbus NC-
716 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES...
    
At 716 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Abbottsburg, or near Elizabethtown, moving southeast
at 20 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...
  Elkton around 735 PM EDT.
  Emerson around 740 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Clarkton and Columbus Regional Healthcare System.

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 3431 7873 3455 7879 3461 7866 3438 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 323DEG 16KT 3453 7865 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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850 
WWUS52 KILM 152327
SVSILM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
727 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022

NCC017-047-152337-
/O.EXP.KILM.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220815T2330Z/
Bladen NC-Columbus NC-
727 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BLADEN AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLUMBUS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 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.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3431 7873 3455 7879 3461 7866 3438 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 331DEG 17KT 3449 7862 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 2:36 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	12 hr
Aug 15, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILM	Robeson	47 min
Aug 15, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Robeson	65 min
Aug 15, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	45 min
Aug 15, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Columbus	42 min
Aug 15, 7:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILM	Columbus, Robeson	24 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.