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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2008, 5:24 PM EDT for Carteret County, Craven County, Pamlico County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2008, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2008, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pamlico County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 5:33 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Havelock, NC | |
| May 20, 6:08 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Stacy, NC | |
| May 20, 6:13 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Stacy, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 9 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 558 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1420 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KMHX 202124
SVRMHX
NCC031-049-137-202215-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0073.080520T2124Z-080520T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
524 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CARTERET COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CEDAR ISLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAVELOCK...
SOUTHERN PAMLICO COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CATFISH LAKE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF HAVELOCK...AND MOVING EAST
AT 51 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NEUSE FOREST BY 530 PM EDT...
HAVELOCK AND CHERRY POINT AIR STATION BY 535 PM EDT...
BACHELOR...CHERRY BRANCH AND NORTH HARLOWE BY 540 PM EDT...
GREAT NECK AND HARLOWE BY 545 PM EDT...
MERRIMON AND SOUTH RIVER BY 550 PM EDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
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 3491 7629 3493 7621 3491 7621 3478 7637
3484 7711 3501 7710 3501 7696 3495 7685
3495 7681 3500 7691 3500 7671 3495 7681
3493 7677 3502 7655 3502 7643 3498 7640
3502 7636 3500 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 272DEG 44KT 3492 7703
$$
052 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KMHX 202137
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
NCC031-049-137-202215-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080520T2215Z/
PAMLICO NC-CRAVEN NC-CARTERET NC-
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CARTERET...SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO
COUNTIES...
AT 534 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR HAVELOCK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MINNESOTT BEACH...CHERRY BRANCH...JANEIRO...NORTH HARLOWE...
BACHELOR...HARLOWE...GREAT NECK...MERRIMON...SOUTH RIVER...OPEN
GROUNDS FARM...DAVIS...STACY...SEALEVEL...ATLANTIC...CEDAR ISLAND AND
LOLA
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-800-889-6889...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3491 7629 3493 7621 3491 7621 3478 7637
3484 7711 3501 7710 3501 7696 3495 7685
3495 7681 3500 7691 3500 7671 3495 7681
3493 7677 3502 7655 3502 7643 3498 7640
3502 7636 3500 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 272DEG 44KT 3491 7685
$$000
WWUS52 KMHX 202158
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
558 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
NCC049-137-202208-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080520T2215Z/
PAMLICO NC-CRAVEN NC-
558 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN AND
SOUTHERN PAMLICO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3478 7637 3483 7664 3490 7660 3497 7664
3502 7655 3502 7643 3498 7640 3499 7636
3502 7636 3500 7621 3491 7629 3493 7622
3491 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 272DEG 44KT 3490 7652
$$
NCC031-202215-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080520T2215Z/
CARTERET NC-
558 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY...
AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OPEN GROUNDS FARM...OR ABOUT 14 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BEAUFORT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DAVIS...STACY...SEALEVEL...ATLANTIC...CEDAR ISLAND AND LOLA
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-800-889-6889...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3478 7637 3483 7664 3490 7660 3497 7664
3502 7655 3502 7643 3498 7640 3499 7636
3502 7636 3500 7621 3491 7629 3493 7622
3491 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 272DEG 44KT 3490 7652
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 20, 3:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
309 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL SWING A TRAILING
COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND MOVE OFFSHORE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
THURSDAY AND SWING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NW WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. THE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE WHILE MOVING
OFFSHORE TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
DEEP CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE EASTERN US AS THE
QUASI-STATIONARY UPPER TROUGH PERSISTS. LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY
OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL SWING A TRAILING COLD FRONT SE
ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS
IS KINEMATICALLY AND THERMODYNAMICALLY SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND SPECIFICALLY SUPERCELLS. ALL THE SHEAR VALUES
ARE WELL WITHIN SUPER CELL PARAMETERS INCLUDING BRN/BRN SHEAR AND
SUPERCELL COMPOSITE. ALTHOUGH SHEAR WILL BE UNIDIRECTIONAL...BULK
SHEAR AROUND 50 KT WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED/ROTATING UPDRAFTS. THE
LOW WBZ/FREEZING HEIGHTS ARE INDICATIVE IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SHEAR AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AROUND 8C/KM OF LARGE HAIL
POTENTIAL. THE WINDEX VALUE OF 55 KT AND DOWNDRAFT CAPE OF AROUND
1000 J/KG SUGGEST GOOD DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL AS WELL. THIS IS
ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE FAST STORM MOVEMENT AROUND 45 KT AND DRY SUB
CLOUD LAYER-LARGE LOW LEVEL TEMP-DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS. ALTHOUGH
THE SHEAR ALSO SUPPORTS TORNADOES THE LCL VALUES IN EXCESS OF 1500
METERS COULD LIMIT BUT NOT ELIMINATE THIS THREAT. SURFACE BASED
CAPES HAVE REACHED AROUND 3000 J/KG AND LIS -7/-9.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AS WE CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT
THE SEVERE POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. HAVE DECREASED POPS
SLIGHTLY BASED ON LATEST MOS GUIDANCE. THE FAST STORM MOVEMENT
WILL LIMIT RAINFALL POTENTIAL WITH A 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH
EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. USED A BLEND OF THE MOS FOR OVERNIGHT
LOWS MAINLY UPPER 50S-LOWER 60S. GUSTY SW WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NW/N
AND DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF THE COAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
MAIN FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE THE UPPER TROUGH WHICH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A SERIES OF JET STREAKS ROTATING THROUGH THE
BASE OF THE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONTS ACROSS NC ABOUT EVERY 48 HOURS. NEXT LOW
WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONT CROSSING THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE IS LIMITED BUT WILL MAINTAIN LOW 20 POP
FOR CONTINUITIES SAKE WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT LOW/FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. AGAIN MOISTURE LIMITED SO NO POP WILL BE
INCLUDED. LOOKS LIKE A BRIEF SHOT OF COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS
FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT. USED A BLEND OF THE MOS GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND LOWER 80S
THURSDAY. LOWS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS WILL BE IN THE MID
50S.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HAVE NOT MADE MUCH CHANGE TO EXTENDED. ECMWF IS SHOWING SOME LIGHT
PRECIP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE CWA...AND GFS IS PICKING UP ON THE SAME THING. BUT AT THIS POINT
OPTED TO KEEP ENTIRE FORECAST DRY...WITH RIDGING ALOFT AND FORECAST
SOUNDINGS FAIRLY DRY SATURDAY. TEMPS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY INLAND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S AND
LOW/MID 80S ALONG THE COAST.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
GUSTY SW WINDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW SCATTERED TSTMS
WILL CONTINUE THRU THE DAYLIGHT HOURS WITH OCCASIONAL MVFR
CEILINGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS/STRONGER TSTMS.
COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE OFFSHORE LATER THIS EVENING WITH RAPIDLY
DIMINISHING WINDS. MAYBE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SCATTERED STRATUS IN
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...FOLLOWED BY BROKEN CIRRUS AND VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY.
GENERALLY DRY WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD.
&&
.MARINE...
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL COASTAL WATERS INTO
THIS EVENING. SCA EXPIRES AT 8 PM OVER THE SOUNDS AND CONTINUES
INTO THE MORNING AS WINDS/SEAS SUBSIDE FAIRLY QUICKLY ONCE THE
FRONT IS OFFSHORE AND HIGH PRES QUICKLY BUILDS IN. HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL EXPAND SOUTH FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND KEEP GENERALLY BENIGN
CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE AREAS INTO THE WEEKEND.
.RIP CURRENTS...
LIGHTER WINDS AND MINIMAL SWELL WILL LEAD TO A LOW THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ130-
135-150.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ152-154-
156-158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JME
NEAR TERM...JME
SHORT TERM...JME
LONG TERM...CLQ
AVIATION...CTC
MARINE...CTCHazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:06 AM EDT, 12 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 506 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-210915- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- 506 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NCZ095-098-103-104-210915- CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 506 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 1:32 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 132 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 NCZ080-081-094-103-201830- EASTERN DARE-BEAUFORT-PAMLICO-WESTERN HYDE- 132 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HYDE...PAMLICO...BEAUFORT AND DARE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 132 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 23 MILES WEST OF SWANQUARTER...OR ABOUT 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVER ROAD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR SWANQUARTER AT 145 PM EDT...NEW HOLLAND...AND...HYDELAND AT 150 PM EDT...GULL ROCK AT 155 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE AVON...ENGELHARD...HOBUCKEN...LAKE LANDING...LOWLAND...MIDDLETOWN... NEBRASKA...PAMLICO BEACH...SALVO AND SWINDELL FORK. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. MOST LIGHTNING FATALITIES AND INJURIES OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS OR UNDER TREES. IF OUTDOORS...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING OR CAR. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER IN SMALL SHEDS...UNDER ISOLATED TREEES...OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. 11
Special weather statement, May 20, 3:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 352 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 NCZ090-092-202045- DUPLIN-JONES- 352 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JONES AND DUPLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 352 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 11 MILES WEST OF WARSAW...OR ABOUT OVER CLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WARSAW AT 400 PM EDT...KENANSVILLE AT 405 PM EDT...BEULAVILLE AT 415 PM EDT...POTTERS HILL AT 420 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE ROSE HILL...WALLACE... BEAUTANCUS...BOWDENS...CHINQUAPIN...CYPRESS CREEK AND KORNEGAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 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. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TUESDAY 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.
Local storm report, May 20, 4:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
408 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0404 PM HAIL FAISON 35.12N 78.14W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DUPLIN NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
0405 PM HAIL FAISON 35.12N 78.14W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH DUPLIN NC PUBLIC
&&
CTCLocal storm report, May 20, 4:48 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
448 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL 7 N RICHLANDS 35.00N 77.55W
05/20/2008 E1.00 INCH JONES NC PUBLIC
&&
CTCLocal storm report, May 20, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
522 PM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL COMFORT 35.01N 77.48W
05/20/2008 E0.88 INCH JONES NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
&&
CTCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Lenoir | 47 min |
| May 20, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Onslow | 52 min |
| May 20, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 62 min | |
| May 20, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Martin | 39 min |
| May 20, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 59 min |
| May 20, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Dare | 62 min |
| May 20, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington | 55 min |
| May 20, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 67 min | |
| May 20, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 52 min |
| May 20, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Lenoir | 49 min |
| May 20, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 38 min | |
| May 20, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Pamlico | 52 min |
| May 20, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 45 min | |
| May 20, 7:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Lenoir | 30 min |
| May 20, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Onslow | 64 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.