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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

August 6, 2024Jones County, Onslow County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2024, 1:29 PM EDT for Jones County, Onslow County, North Carolina. It was in force for 31 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 6, 2024, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Jones County, NC, Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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 nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2024-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1058 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2024-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1058 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
733 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

875 
WFUS52 KMHX 061729
TORMHX
NCC103-133-061800-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0013.240806T1729Z-240806T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
129 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 129 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Petersburg, or 7 miles north of Half Moon, moving
  north at 15 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...
  Comfort around 135 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Trenton and Loco VFD.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3485 7734 3484 7756 3506 7761 3507 7730
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 175DEG 14KT 3493 7746 

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

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:44 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHXCarteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow24 hr
Aug 6, 9:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX55 min
Aug 6, 10:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX69 min
Aug 6, 10:58 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchMHXCarteret, Onslow42 hr
Aug 6, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCarteret, Craven25 min
Aug 6, 4:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Pamlico3 hr
Aug 6, 5:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMHXBeaufort, Pamlico2 hr
Aug 6, 7:23 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMHXBeaufort, Craven, Pamlico5 hr

Nearby

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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.