Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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WGUS72 KMHX 030212
FFSMHX
NCC061-079-107-147-030315-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...TO CONTINUE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1012 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DUPLIN...LENOIR...GREENE AND PITT
COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT...

AT 1010 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL CONTINUED FROM STOKES TO WALLACE...OR FROM 12 MILES 
SOUTHWEST OF WILLIAMSTON TO WALLACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. 
HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 
THE WARNING AREA IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. THIS HAS PRODUCED 
WIDESPREAD FLOODING WITH MANY AREA ROADWAYS UNDER WATER.

FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
KENANSVILLE...KINSTON...SNOW HILL...GREENVILLE...AYDEN...DEEP 
RUN....SIMPSON...JONESTOWN...POTTERS HILL...CHINQUAPIN... 
GRIMESLAND...BLACK JACK...AND SHELMERDINE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT 
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR
RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

LAT...LON 3583 7739 3557 7782 3518 7786 3509 7804
          3472 7817 3471 7776 3501 7768 3567 7703

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
840 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2003

LINE OF CONVECTION CONTINUES TO EDGE NORTHEAST INTO WRN SECTIONS OF
THE CWA. EVENING SOUNDINGS SHOWS DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN THE LOWEST
8KFT OF AROUND 40 DEGREES BUT LITTLE SPEED SHEAR EXCEPT FOR THE
SHEAR FROM THE SFC TO 1KFT. THIS DIRECTIONAL SHEAR SHOULD MAINTAIN
STORMS AS THEY BECOME MORE DOMINATED BY LLJ. THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE
TO SEE STORMS PROPAGATE FARTHER EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. WILL
CONTINUE FFA AS WEEL GIVEN AMOUNT OF PCPN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN
AND POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING LATER TONIGHT.

MARINE: NO MAJOR CHANGES. SEEING SCA WINDS ATTM ACROSS THE MHX
WATERS WITH SEAS BUILDING.

.MHX...SCA ALL WATERS.
       FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT ALL ZONES
MLF/NP

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-021200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
400 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TODAY AND PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.  SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
COULD BE SEVERE...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOS AND DAMAGING WINDS.
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS. LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THAT MAY
PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

RAP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
0451 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0240 PM    4 SE VANCEBORO            NC   TORNADO
07/02/03   CRAVEN                         HALF OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF
                                          HOUSE. SEVERAL OUT
                                          BUILDINGS DESTROYED. TREES
                                          BLOWN DOWN FOR 1/2 MILE.

0220 PM    10 W NEW BERN             NC   TORNADO
07/02/03   CRAVEN                         TWO CARS BLOWN OFF ROAD
                                          AND ONE OVERTURNED ON HWY
                                          70 AT CLARKS EXIT.

0200 PM    6 S CATHERINE LAKE        NC   TORNADO
07/02/03   ONSLOW                         ROOF BLOWN OFF TRAILER.
                                          TREES DOWN.

0153 PM    6 S CATHERINE LAKE        NC   TORNADO
07/02/03   ONSLOW                         ROOF BLOWN OFF TRAILER.

PETRO

NCZ090>092-022315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
609 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LENOIR...JONES AND DUPLIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 609 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WARSAW TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARSAW...OR FROM 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROGDEN TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON...MOVING
EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR
WARSAW AT 620 PM EDT...KENANSVILLE AT 630 PM EDT...LA GRANGE AT 635
PM EDT...BEULAVILLE AT 645 PM EDT...KINSTON AT 650 PM EDT..

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON AREA
ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

MLF

NCZ044-079-090-091-030130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
832 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT...GREENE...LENOIR AND DUPLIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

AT 832 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SNOW HILL TO 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA GRANGE...OR FROM 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF SNOW HILL TO WARSAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR GREENVILLE AT 855 PM
EDT...KINSTON AT 930 PM EDT..

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON AREA
ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

MLF