Tornado Warning 6, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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WWUS52 KMHX 031155
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
754 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

NCC049-137-031215-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070603T1215Z/
PAMLICO NC-CRAVEN NC-
754 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR CRAVEN
AND PAMLICO COUNTIES...

AT 751 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BRIDGETON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW BERN...MOVING NORTH AT
35 MPH.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-800-889-6889...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3511 7710 3504 7689 3521 7684 3532 7706

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
530 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES CENTER...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM
BARRY...WILL TRACK NE ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT AND
BE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
WEST TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...CONTINUED PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
WATCHES AND ADVISORIES FOR TODAY. REMANT LOW OF TS BARRY OVER SRN SC
COAST AT 5 AM EDT WILL TRACK NE DURING PERIOD PRODUCING WINDY AND
RAINY CONDITIONS OVER ERN NC THIS MORNING. WIND AND RAIN WILL
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. TIGHTER PRES GRADIENT WELL AHEAD OF SFC LOW
HAS BEGUN TO AFFECT AREA PAST FEW HOURS WITH WINDS ALREADY 20-30 MPH
ALONG S COAST WITH GUSTS OVER 40 JUST OFFSHORE...THUS WIND ADVISORY
A GOOD BET. POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES INTO EARLY AFTN AS WELL
AS BANDS MOVE IN OFF WATER WITH GOOD LOW LEVEL SHEAR. SEVERAL
COUPLETS NOTED OVER WATER BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND CAPE FEAR PAST
FEW HOURS BUT ALL HAVE WEAKEND AS THEY NEARED SHORE. DRY SLOT MOVING
INTO AREA WILL LIMIT POTENTIAL SOMEWHAT AND STRONGER SHEAR WILL
WEAKEN THIS AFTN.

WIDESPREAD PCPN WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL
STILL HAVE SOME TRAINING BAND INTO EARLY AFTN AND CONTINUED FLOOD
WATCH UNTIL 2 PM. REDUCED QPF FCST A BIT BUT STILL EXPECT WIDESPREAD
1-3 INCHES WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.

RAISED TEMPS A FEW DEGS FROM PREVIOUS FCST BUT STILL ON LOW SIDE OF
GDNC.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY/...MODELS INDICATE
SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH SFC LOW CENTER TRACKING ACROSS AREA
THIS EVENING...BUT EXPECT ONLY SCT ACTIVITY AT BEST AND WENT WITH
CHC POPS. QUICK RETURN TO WARM TEMPS MON AS W-SW FLOW RETURNS IN
WAKE OF LOW MOVING NE OF AREA AND NEXT FRONT STILL TO NW. BOTH  GFS
AND NAM INDICATE LITTLE IF ANY ORGANIZED PCPN DURING PERIOD BUT WARM
AND HUMID CONDITIONS ENOUGH TO SUPPORT 20 POPS. RAISED TEMPS IN LINE
WITH LATEST MOST GDNC.
&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO CHANGE TO EXTENDED GRIDS AS FOCUS IS ON NEAR TERM WITH REMNANTS
OF BARRY MOVING NE ALONG OUR COASTLINE TODAY. TROUGHING WILL
EXIST OVER THE EASTERN CONUS THROUGH WED WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TUE AND WED
THEN DRY THU AND FRI AS SFC HIGH PRES INFLUENCES THE AREA. HIGHS
WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S INLAND TO THE LOW/MID
80S ALONG THE COAST. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S AND
LOWER 70S.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WIDESPREAD MVFR AND SCT IFR THIS MORNING...BECOMING VFR AND MVFR
THIS AFTN. MVFR AND AREAS OF IFR THIS EVENING AS SFC LOW MOVES
ACROSS.

WITH RECENT WIDESPREAD RAIN...AREAS OF IFR/LIFR FOG LIKELY MON AND
TUE NIGHTS IN AREAS WHERE WINDS DECOUPLE. OTRW VFR REST OF PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...
SFC LOW WHICH WAS ONCE T.S. BARRY CURRENTLY CENTERED ALONG THE
SC/GA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF THE LOW UP ALONG THE COAST NEXT 24 HOURS. 06Z
OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS INDICATES 3 HOURLY PRES FALLS OF 3-4 MB
CENTERED OVER WILMINGTON OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW. STARTING TO SE
STRONGER SFC WINDS OVER SOUTHERN WATERS WITH BUOY 41035 REPORTING
A 41 KT GUST THE PAST HOUR. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK JUST
INLAND ALONG OUR COASTLINE TODAY THEN EXIT TO THE NE THIS EVENING.
WILL CONTINUE WITH GALES OVER ALL WATERS THIS MORNING WITH GALES
ENDING SOUTH OF LOOKOUT BY 17Z AND REMAINING WATERS BY 21Z.
ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED GALES MAY NOT MATERIALIZE OVER THE
SOUNDS...FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE SO WILL KEEP
GALES HERE. SEAS EXPECTED TO BUILD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS
MORNING WITH UPWARDS OF 15 FT POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL WATERS...LOCALY
HIGHER NEAR DIAMOND BUOY. STRONG ONSHORE FLOW COUPLED WITH HIGH
SEAS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TODAY. HAVE EXTENDED THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR CARTERET AND ONSLOW COUNTIES AS WELL AS
THE OUTER BANKS UNTIL 00Z. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SW AND
EVENTUALLY W THIS EVENING AS THE SFC LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA WITH
WINDS DECREASING BELOW GALE CRITERIA. SW FLOW DEVELOPS MON AND TUE
AS MID/UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AND SFC LOW
OVER THE GREAT LAKES MOVES NE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY TUE EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL EXISTS MON AND TUE IN SW FLOW AND
LINGERING HIGHER SEAS. FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS
ON WED THEN HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OFFSHORE THROUGH WEEKS END WITH
QUIETER MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW COUPLED WITH HIGH WAVE ENERGY WILL RESULT IN
A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ029-044>047-
     079>081-090>095-098-103-104.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ095-098-103-
     104.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ095-098-103-104.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ135-152-154-
     156.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ130-150.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ158.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JBM
NEAR TERM...JBM
SHORT TERM...JBM
LONG TERM...JW
AVIATION...JBM
MARINE...JW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
539 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

NCZ095-098-103-104-040945-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
539 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN OFF THE WATER. THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG AREA BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-040945-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
539 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
303 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

NCZ095-098-104-030815-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE
303 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2007

...HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ONSHORE
ACROSS SOUTHERN COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM...

A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
ACROSS COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDING ONSLOW...CARTERET...AND OUTER
BANKS HYDE THROUGH 400 AM. THESE SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL
RATES UPWARDS OF AN INCH AN HOUR AND STRONG WINDS AROUND 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WIND DRIVEN RAIN THIS STRONG CAN RAPIDLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 24 OR OTHER
AREA ROADS BETWEEN JACKSONVILLE TO MOREHEAD CITY SHOULD SLOW DOWN
OR WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER UPDATES.