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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 2, 2009, 7:14 PM EST for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 16 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2009, 7:14 PM EST (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2009, 7:30 PM EST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Dare County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 6:59 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 815 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
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 Dec 2, 4:41 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 4:41 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 7:03 PM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 NCZ044>046-079-080-090>094-040015- PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN- PAMLICO- 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 791 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ029-040015- MARTIN- 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 791 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE ROANOKE RIVER FROM OAK CITY TO WILLIAMSTON. FLOOD WARNING. LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE ROANOKE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ103-104-040015- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THURSDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 791 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WEST AND NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COULD LEAD TO SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG THE OCEAN SIDE AND MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 8 FOOT BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SURF THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO...AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN OCCURRING WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ095-040015- CARTERET- 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THURSDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 791 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WEST AND NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COULD LEAD TO SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. 8 FOOT BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SURF THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO...AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN OCCURRING WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ047-081-040015- MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE- 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 791 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ098-040015- ONSLOW- 703 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 791 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WEST AND NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COULD LEAD TO SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION. 8 FOOT BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SURF THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO...AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN OCCURRING WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 2, 1:41 PM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Dec 2, 7:10 PM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 710 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 NCZ103-030045- OUTER BANKS DARE- 710 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DARE COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM EST... AT 709 PM EST...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 19 MILES NORTH OF BUXTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WAVES...AND...SALVO AT 715 PM EST...RODANTHE AT 720 PM EST. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EST 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. 5
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 10:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 60 min | |
| Dec 2, 10:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Lenoir | 51 min |
| Dec 2, 11:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 56 min | |
| Dec 2, 11:49 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell | 26 min |
| Dec 3, 12:20 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 25 min | |
| Dec 3, 12:24 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 21 min | |
| Dec 3, 12:31 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 59 min | |
| Dec 3, 4:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 27 hr |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.