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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

September 30, 2010Onslow County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this river flood warning at Sep 30, 2010, 4:17 AM EDT for Onslow County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 2, 2010, 9:41 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 30, 2010, 4:17 AM EDT (08:17 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 2, 2010, 9:41 PM EDT
Expired: Oct 3, 2010, 11:49 AM EDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Flood severity: Minor

County Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point New River near Gum Branch (GUMN7). The gauge peaked at 20.50 ft at Oct 1, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02093000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 30, 3:28 AM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 3:28 AM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 3:43 AM EDT, 34 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 2:26 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
226 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

NCZ046-047-081-300715-
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
226 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HYDE...DARE AND TYRRELL COUNTIES
UNTIL 315 AM EDT...

AT 226 AM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER ENGELHARD...
MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR GUM
NECK AT 245 AM EDT...FRYING PAN LANDING AT 250 AM EDT...LEVELS...
AND...ALLIGATOR AT 255 AM EDT...COLUMBIA AT 300 AM EDT. OTHER
LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE GULL ROCK...
KILKENNY...LAKE LANDING...CENTER OF LAKE MATTAMUSKEET...MIDDLETOWN...
NEBRASKA AND NEW HOLLAND.

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 700 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.

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 2:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 30, 3:20 AM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 30, 3:47 AM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 30, 4:03 AM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
403 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0110 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW HAVELOCK          34.82N 76.96W
09/30/2010                   CARTERET           NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ACROSS LAKE ROAD NEAR DOCS MOBILE HOME PARK.

&&

RSB

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 4:03 AM EDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
403 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

NCZ045-046-080-081-300845-
WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-
403 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HYDE...BEAUFORT...TYRRELL AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM EDT...

AT 401 AM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING
NORTH AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MACKEYS...
AND...PLEASANT GROVE AT 410 AM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY
THE STORMS INCLUDE COLUMBIA...CENTER OF PHELPS LAKE...PIKE ROAD...
PLEASANT GROVE...PUNGO...PUNGO LAKE...SCUPPERNONG...WENONA...WESTOVER
AND WOODLEY.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
WINDS SPEEDS COMBINED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND MAY LEAD TO DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES. 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 700 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.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 29, 8:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 4 more	6 hr
Sep 29, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven	22 min
Sep 29, 9:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Duplin	7 days
Sep 29, 9:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Greene	62 hr
Sep 29, 9:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Lenoir	10 days
Sep 29, 9:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Pitt	34 hr
Sep 29, 9:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort	26 min
Sep 29, 10:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Washington	3 hr
Sep 29, 11:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		37 min
Sep 30, 12:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Pitt	35 min
Sep 30, 1:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MHX	Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington	3 hr
Sep 30, 2:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Jones	13 hr
Sep 30, 2:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 5 more	6 hr
Sep 30, 2:35 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Washington	25 min
Sep 30, 4:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MHX	Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Washington	3 hr
Sep 30, 7:07 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Martin, Washington	12 min
Sep 30, 7:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Hyde and 8 more	6 hr
Sep 30, 11:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Craven	8 days
Sep 30, 1:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 6 more	6 hr
Sep 30, 2:36 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	MHX	Jones	8 days
Sep 30, 5:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Martin, Washington	10 min
Sep 30, 6:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Martin, Onslow and 2 more	3 hr
Sep 30, 7:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MHX	Duplin, Greene, Lenoir	6 hr
Sep 30, 7:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	MHX	Washington	6 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.