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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2009, 2:49 PM EDT for Duplin County, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 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
- May 5, 2009, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2009, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Duplin County, NC, Lenoir County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 1742 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
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 5, 1:53 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 1:53 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 7:43 AM EDT, 7 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 743 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-098-061145- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- 743 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE VICINITY OF A SURFACE FRONT THAT WILL BE NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ095-103-104-061145- CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 743 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE CRITERIA WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 5, 9:29 AM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 5, 9:36 AM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 936 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCZ090-051430- DUPLIN- 936 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DUPLIN COUNTY UNTIL 1030 AM EDT... AT 935 AM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARSAW...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT OLIVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ALBERTSON AT 945 AM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE KENANSVILLE...BEAUTANCUS...BOWDENS....MAGNOLIA AND KORNEGAY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL OF AROUND 1 INCH IN AN HOUR 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. 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 TREES...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. 8
Special weather statement, May 5, 10:41 AM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1041 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCZ047-081-103-051545- EASTERN DARE-WESTERN DARE-WESTERN HYDE- 1041 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM EDT... AT 1040 AM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANNS HARBOR...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF ENGELHARD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CENTER OF DARE COUNTY BOMBING RANGE AT 1100 AM EDT...MANNS HARBOR AT 1125 AM EDT...MANTEO...AND...WANCHESE AT 1135 AM EDT...WHALEBONE...AND...NAGS HEAD AT 1145 AM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE KILL DEVIL HILLS...BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE...BUFFALO CITY... STUMPY POINT AND LAKE WORTH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IN AN HOUR 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. 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 TREES...OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 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. 8
Special weather statement, May 5, 11:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1158 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCZ090-092-098-051700- DUPLIN-JONES-ONSLOW- 1158 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ONSLOW...JONES AND DUPLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM EDT... AT 1158 AM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL DUPLIN COUNTY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF WALLACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR POTTERS HILL AT 1210 PM EDT...TAYLORS CORNER...AND...PETERSBURG AT 1225 PM EDT...COMFORT AT 1235 PM EDT...PHILLIPS CROSSROADS AT 1245 PM EDT... TRENTON AT 1255 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BEULAVILLE...RICHLANDS...CHINQUAPIN AND PLEASANT HILL. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF AN INCH IN AN HOUR 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. 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 TREES...OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 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. 8
Special weather statement, May 5, 1:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 123 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCZ092>094-098-051815- JONES-PAMLICO-CRAVEN-ONSLOW- 123 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ONSLOW...CRAVEN...PAMLICO AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 122 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUMPKIN CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR POLLOCKSVILLE AT 135 PM EDT...CATFISH LAKE AT 140 PM EDT...BRICES CREEK AT 150 PM EDT...TRENT WOODS AT 155 PM EDT...JAMES CITY AT 200 PM EDT...FAIRFIELD HARBOR AT 205 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE CAMP LEJEUNE MAIN GATE...HALF MOON...JACKSONVILLE...MAYSVILLE...NEW BERN...PINEY GREEN...RICHLANDS...RIVER BEND...ASKINS...CAYTON...CROATAN...GRANTSBORO...KELLUM...MARIBEL... MIDWAY PARK...OLYMPIA...RIVERDALE...TUSCARORA...REELSBORO AND SILVER HILL. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IN AN HOUR 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. 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 TREES...OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 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. 8
Special weather statement, May 5, 2:31 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 231 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 NCZ090-051930- DUPLIN- 231 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DUPLIN COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 231 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 16 MILES WEST OF WARSAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BOWDENS AT 305 PM EDT...FAISON AT 310 PM EDT...CALYPSO AT 320 PM EDT...BEAUTANCUS AT 325 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE KENANSVILLE...ALBERTSON AND KORNEGAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IN AN HOUR 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. 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 TREES...OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 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. 8
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 65 min |
| May 5, 3:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 5 days | |
| May 5, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 54 min | |
| May 5, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| May 5, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 63 min | |
| May 5, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 52 min | |
| May 5, 10:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 57 min | |
| May 5, 10:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Duplin | 2 hr |
| May 5, 11:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 38 min | |
| May 5, 11:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Jones, Lenoir | 2 hr |
| May 5, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Onslow | 43 min |
| May 5, 3:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Lenoir | 45 min |
| May 5, 4:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt | 51 min |
| May 5, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Lenoir, Pitt | 50 min |
| May 5, 5:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Pitt | 22 min |
Nearby
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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.