Funnel Clouds in North Carolina, April 28, 2011

Name: Funnel Clouds in North Carolina, April 28, 2011
Start: 2011-04-28T12:54
End: 2011-04-28T15:20
Location: North Carolina

April 28, 2011 · NWS ILM · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Strong thunderstorms produced tornadoes and several funnel cloud reports.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.

Strong thunderstorms produced tornadoes and several funnel cloud reports.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 28, 12:50 PM EST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:50 PM EST, 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
150 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
EASTERN CAROLINAS INTO THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL PUSH OFF
THE COAST TONIGHT...GIVING WAY TO DRY AND COOL HIGH PRESSURE FOR
SATURDAY. RISING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL
ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY WILL BE
DRY AND RELATIVELY COOL AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1 PM THURSDAY...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.
CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ONGOING ACROSS INLAND
COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVE.
SINCE THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT MOVE THROUGH UNTIL LATE THIS EVE...WE
WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST...ENDING FROM W
TO E LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID TO LATE EVE. AIRMASS ACROSS MANY
INLAND AREAS HAS BEEN WORKED OVER PRETTY WELL...BUT MOST COASTAL
SECTIONS ARE STILL PRIME FOR STRONG IF NOT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
MESOSCALE PARAMETERS SHOW AN INCREASING UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND PROFILE
WHICH WOULD FAVOR DAMAGING WINDS RATHER THAN TORNADOES. HOWEVER...
THIS DOES NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND A REPORT OF LARGE
HAIL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY...SHORT TERM BEGINS WITH THE COLD FRONT
RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR MOST RECENT BOUT OF STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER
HAVING MOVED WELL OFFSHORE. GUIDANCE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT
OVERALL WITH A DEEP DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS MOVING IN AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES IN...WITH AN H/5 RIDGE BUILDING OVERHEAD. DEW
POINTS WILL DROP BACK INTO THE 30S AND 40S DURING THE SHORT TERM.
DESPITE CAA FOLLOWING FROPA...THINK THAT DOWNSLOPING WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND NORMAL ON FRIDAY...UPPER 70S MOST
LOCATIONS. COOLEST AIR WILL HAVE ADVECTED IN ON SATURDAY...WITH
SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED...MID TO UPPER 70S
MOST PLACES.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC SUNDAY...WITH RETURN FLOW HELPING BRING
TEMPERATURES A BIT ABOVE NORMAL...LOWER 80S MOST LOCATIONS.
ATMOSPHERE REMAINS STABLE AND DRY FOR SUNDAY. WARM ADVECTION
CONTINUES ON MONDAY WITH DAILY HIGHS RISING INTO THE MID 80S. NEXT
CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL COME WITH COLD FROPA IN THE
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
GUIDANCE MAKES THIS A LOW CONFIDENCE EVENT AS FAR AS TIMING
GOES...WITH THE GFS BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
POTENT UPPER LOW. THIS COULD PERHAPS SLOW OR EXTEND THE TIMING OF
ASSOCIATED WEATHER...PERHAPS INTO WEDNESDAY. ALL GUIDANCE HAS
FRONT WELL OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER WITH BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 18Z...A COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH/NORTH CAROLINA WILL
APPROACH THE TERMINALS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PRE-FRONTAL
CONVECTION LIKELY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW OCCURRING MAINLY NEAR LBT BUT CONVECTION IS
INCREASING AGAIN NEAR FLO. THE COASTAL TERMINALS ARE CONVECTION FREE
...LIKELY DUE TO THE MORE STABLE MARINE LAYER. WITH THE APPROACH OF
THE COLD FRONT EXPECT ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR FLO/LBT
WITH INCREASING COVERAGE. THUS THE FLO/LBT TERMINALS WILL LIKELY
HAVE AT LEAST TEMPO TSRA THROUGH 21Z. THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN SHIFT
EAST TOWARDS THE COASTAL TERMINALS...BUT MAY NOT AFFECT THE
TERMINALS UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.

CEILINGS WILL BE GENERALLY VFR/TEMPO MVFR OUTSIDE OF CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AT CRE/MYR WHERE IFR MARINE STRATUS
COULD PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 21Z. WITH ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
TEMPO IFR/LIFR CONDITION COULD OCCUR...BUT SINCE ACTIVITY IS MOVING
QUICKLY WILL NOT INDICATE THIS IN TAFS.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLO/LBT TERMINALS THIS EVENING
AND THE COASTAL TERMINALS BY LATE EVENING TO AROUND MIDNIGHT. A WIND SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST WILL LIKELY PRECEDE THE COLD FRONT. VFR EXPECTED
AFTER FROPA...EXCEPT THERE COULD BE SOME FOG ISSUES IF WINDS BECOME
LIGHT ENOUGH IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. CONFIDENCE IS LOW AND WILL NOT
MENTION IN TAFS FOR NOW. VFR EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...VFR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FOG POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND
MONDAY MORNINGS.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1 PM THURSDAY...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
EDT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT.
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE MAXIMIZED ACROSS THE AREA AND THESE CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE
VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS FROM SW TO NW AND THEN N BY
MORNING.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS
ON FRIDAY...THEN WILL MOVE OVERHEAD ON SATURDAY. STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN A COLD SURGE WILL BRING NORTHERLY WINDS
IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS
WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES OVERHEAD...WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE IN
TURN...TO AROUND 2 TO 3 FT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY...PERIOD STARTS OUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING
EAST ACROSS THE WATERS...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY VEERING TO THE SW
AND SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT ON SUNDAY. HIGH WILL BE PARKED OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ON MONDAY...KEEPING WINDS FROM THE SW AT 10
TO 15 KTS AND SEAS AROUND 3 FT.

&&

.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...NONE.
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR AMZ254-256.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR AMZ250-252.

&&

SYNOPSIS...REK
NEAR TERM...RJD
SHORT TERM...REK
LONG TERM...REK
AVIATION...MRR
MARINE...ALL

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 12:45 PM EST, 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
145 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NCZ097-101-SCZ034-046-291745-
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
145 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED.

NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-291745-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-
145 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED.

NCZ100-291745-
BRUNSWICK-
145 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.
   TORNADO WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED.

AMZ254-256-291745-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
145 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED.

AMZ250-252-291745-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
145 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED.

RJD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 10:22 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1122 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0749 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W WALLACE             34.72N  79.86W
04/28/2011                   MARLBORO           SC   MEDIA

            TREES IN ROADWAY

&&

CORRECTED LOCATION

EVENT NUMBER ILM1100211

LACORTE

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 10:51 AM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1151 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

SCZ024-032-033-281645-
DILLON-MARION-FLORENCE-
1151 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHERN FLORENCE AND
CENTRAL DILLON COUNTIES.

AT 1150 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER QUINBY AND
ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS NORTH OF LATTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR THESE STORMS OR OTHER
THUNDERSTORMS TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A TORNADIC STORM OR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE DILLON...FLORENCE...BLUE
BRICK...CARTERSVILLE...CLAUSSEN...FLOYDALE...HAMER...LATTA...MARS
BLUFF...OAK GROVE...QUINBY AND SARDIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

LAT...LON 3425 7979 3425 7975 3429 7971 3429 7968
      3431 7967 3430 7963 3436 7960 3451 7933
      3438 7916 3396 7993 3397 7994 3399 7990
      3404 7999 3407 8003 3408 8007

HAWKINS

Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:24 PM EST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
124 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 PM     TORNADO          TAR HEEL                34.73N  78.79W
04/28/2011                   BLADEN             NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO BETWEEN TAR
            HEEL AND DUBLIN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1100213

LACORTE

Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:43 PM EST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
143 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     HAIL             3 S FLORENCE            34.13N  79.77W
04/28/2011  E0.88 INCH       FLORENCE           SC   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH
            SCHOOL AND HWY 301.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1100214

LACORTE

Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:49 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
149 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 E DILLON              34.42N  79.33W
04/28/2011                   DILLON             SC   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1100215

LACORTE

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:51 PM EST, 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
151 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NCZ087-096-099-SCZ024-032>034-281845-
ROBESON-COLUMBUS-DILLON-MARION-FLORENCE-BLADEN-HORRY-
151 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 4
PM EDT...

AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR PARKTON NC TO JUST
NORTH OF LAKE CITY SC. RADAR ALSO INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NEAR ABBOTTSBURG AND CLARKTON NC. ALL OF THESE STORMS WERE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL
AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 4 PM
EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. STAY
ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

LAT...LON 3490 7893 3484 7890 3485 7882 3486 7850
      3483 7846 3475 7838 3470 7836 3467 7832
      3461 7831 3395 7899 3381 7973 3384 7975
      3384 7980 3384 7981 3386 7982 3436 7951
      3491 7911 3496 7904

SRP

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:54 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

5 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Robeson

When: April 28, 12:54 PM EST
Where: Robeson County, 4 mi SE of Lumberton
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.579, -78.950

A spotter reported a funnel cloud near Snake Road and Hwy 211.

Funnel Cloud, Bladen

When: April 28, 1:20 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
Where: Bladen County, 3 mi SW of Elizabethtown
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.599, -78.657

A funnel cloud was spotted near Center Road. The funnel cloud moved to Suggs Taylor Road and Owen Hill Road.

Funnel Cloud, Columbus

When: April 28, 2:29 PM EST
Where: Columbus County, Whiteville
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.330, -78.700

Funnel Cloud, Bladen

When: April 28, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Bladen County, Kelly
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.470, -78.330

Funnel Cloud, Pender

When: April 28, 3:12 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
Where: Pender County, Atkinson
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.530, -78.170

What these are

Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, April 2011

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 298006, 297995, 297998, 298001, 298009.