Alert archive / North Carolina / Hurricane Warnings in 2011
Hurricane Warning 1009, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this hurricane warning at Aug 25, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT for 12 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 61 hr. 28 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2011, 5:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 10:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | Belhaven, NC | POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR BELHAVEN WITH A TRAILER BLOWN OVER |
| Aug 26, 10:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | Belhaven, NC | ROOF BLOWN OFF EDGEWATER MOTORS DEALERSHIP |
| Aug 27, 12:05 AM EDT | TORNADO | Columbia, NC | POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR 1400 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 64. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS WITH INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Aug 27, 7:00 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Greenville, NC | 73MPH WIND GUST OBSERVED AT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS CENTER |
| Aug 27, 7:00 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Washington, NC | PUBLIC REPORTED HIGH WINDS WITH TRESS DOWN ACROSS RIVER ROAD. |
| Aug 27, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.04 | 7 Sse Greenville, NC | COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 5.08 INCHES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. |
| Aug 27, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.8 | 7 Sse Greenville, NC | COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 5.08 INCHES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. |
| Aug 27, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.64 | 4 Wnw Kinston, NC | COCORAHS OBSERVER WEST OF KINSTON REPORTED 5.64 INCHES. |
| Aug 27, 8:30 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Washington, NC | CLARKS NECK ROAD IS FLOODED AND COVERED BY TREES. ROAD IS IMPASSABLE. |
| Aug 27, 8:45 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Aurora, NC | 70 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND 90 MPH GUSTS AT PCS PHOSPHATE |
| Aug 27, 8:48 AM EDT | HURRICANE | 1 Nw Aurora, NC | 70 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND 90 MPH GUSTS AT PCS PHOSPHATE. |
| Aug 27, 9:46 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Aurora, NC | WATER 4 FEET DEEP UP TO FIFTH STREET. POWERLINE DOWN BLOCKING NELSON FARM ROAD AND POSSUM TRACK ROAD. ROAD IMPASSABLE. |
| Aug 27, 10:46 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Aurora, NC | TREES DOWN ON TRIPP ROAD AND MOUTH OF THE CREEK ROAD. ROAD IMPASSABLE. |
| Aug 27, 10:46 AM EDT | HURRICANE | Scranton, NC | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES ALONG HIGHWAY 264. SCRANTON AND SLADESVILLE AREAS EXPERIENCING MAJOR FLOODING ISSUES. |
| Aug 27, 10:55 AM EDT | TROPICAL STORM | Greenville, NC | WIND GUST TO 64 MPH AT KPGV |
| Aug 27, 11:31 AM EDT | TROPICAL STORM | 4 Wsw Dover, NC | WIND GUST TO 70 MPH. |
| Aug 27, 1:33 PM EDT | HURRICANE | Kinston, NC | ON ROUTE 11 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 THERE WERE 4 POWER POLES SNAPPED IN HALF |
| Aug 27, 2:32 PM EDT | HURRICANE | Trenton, NC | PART OF THE ROOF LOST ON THE JONES COUNTY CIVIC CENTER |
| Aug 27, 2:34 PM EDT | HURRICANE | 6 Sw Kinston, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE 11 SOUTH NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 11 AND WILLIAMS LOOP ROAD. |
| Aug 27, 3:24 PM EDT | HURRICANE | Wanchese, NC | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN WANCHESE |
| Aug 27, 3:50 PM EDT | FLOOD | Columbia, NC | SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES IN COLUMBIA WITH NEAR 20 INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS. BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN ARE ALSO FLOODED. |
| Aug 27, 4:56 PM EDT | HURRICANE | Creswell, NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUUT WASHINGTON COUNTY |
| Aug 27, 4:56 PM EDT | FLOOD | Creswell, NC | SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN CRESWELL |
| Aug 27, 5:11 PM EDT | HURRICANE | Manteo, NC | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT DARE COUNTY |
| Aug 27, 5:11 PM EDT | FLOOD | Salvo, NC | SOUND SIDE FLOODING ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 IN SALVO |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Kill Devil Hills, NC | BAY DRIVE FLOODED |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Kitty Hawk, NC | SOUND SIDE FLOODING. BAY DRIVE IMPASSABLE. KITTY HAWK LANDING FLOODING. KITTY HAWK ROAD IN AREAS 18 TO 20 INCHES OF WATER. |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Wanchese, NC | FLOODING IN WANCHESE. NC 345 IMPASSABLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 3375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
232 WTUS82 KMHX 252100 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 500 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103- 104-262100- /O.UPG.KMHX.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.HU.W.1009.110825T2100Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-WASHINGTON- TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 500 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ NCZ029-044-079-090-091-262100- /O.UPG.KMHX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.HU.W.1009.110825T2100Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR- 500 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$
21 follow-up statements
247 WTUS82 KMHX 252151 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 551 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE WARNINGS. FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-262200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 551 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE WARNINGS. FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 29 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 90 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-262200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 551 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE WARNINGS. FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 35 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 82 TO 92 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. A MAXIMUM OF 10 FEET STORM SURGE MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-262200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 551 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE WARNINGS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 38 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 65 TO 85 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 115 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 35 FEET OR HIGHER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$
120 WTUS82 KMHX 260318 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1118 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. THIS WAS ABOUT 475 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTH AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-270330- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 1118 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 29 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 90 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-270330- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1118 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 35 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 82 TO 92 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER STORM SURGE VALUES OF 11 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-270330- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1118 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 38 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 65 TO 85 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 115 KNOTS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 35 FEET OR HIGHER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$
617 WTUS82 KMHX 261031 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 631 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-261800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 631 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-261800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 631 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 91 TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER STORM SURGE VALUES OF 11 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-261800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 631 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 76 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 65 TO 85 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 115 KNOTS. $$
857 WTUS82 KMHX 261538 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1138 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC OR 345 MILES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF BUXTON. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-271545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 1138 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-271545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1138 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 91 TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER STORM SURGE VALUES OF 11 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-271545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1138 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 76 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 65 TO 85 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 115 KNOTS. $$
923 WTUS82 KMHX 261910 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 310 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2N...LONGITUDE 77.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC OR 300 MILES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF BUXTON. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-271915- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 310 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...AT 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON A SHELTER WILL BE OPENED AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS WILL BE OPENING AT 6 PM AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL...FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 252 758 6333 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 252 378 6549. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 50 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-271915- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 310 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE TJ DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS WILL COMMENCE FOR THE FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY AT 6 PM. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WILL COMMENCE FOR TOPSAIL BEACH AT 6 PM. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. EVERYONE SHOULD BE OFF THE ISLAND BY 8 PM WHEN BOTH BRIDGES...ATLANTIC BEACH...AND EMERALD ISLE...CLOSE. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS SHELTERS OPEN AT 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND INCLUDE NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH OPENING AT 4 PM. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 91 TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 10 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER STORM SURGE VALUES OF 11 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH SOME AREAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-271915- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 310 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 76 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 94 TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 65 TO 85 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 115 KNOTS. $$
062 WTUS82 KMHX 262151 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 551 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 225 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC OR 275 MILES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF BUXTON. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM SPREADING NORTH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 9 AM SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HI WILL BE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-272200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 551 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL...FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 252 758 6333 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 252 378 6549. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-272200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 551 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE TJ DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. EVERYONE SHOULD BE OFF THE ISLAND BY 8 PM WHEN BOTH BRIDGES...ATLANTIC BEACH...AND EMERALD ISLE...CLOSE. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH OPENING AT 4 PM. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 70 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 96 TO 100 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-272200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 551 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 76 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 96 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO 35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING. $$
636 WTUS82 KMHX 270018 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 818 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...IRENE TURNS TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM SPREADING NORTH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 9 AM SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-280030- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 818 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 252 758 6333 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 252 378 6549. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 99 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-280030- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 818 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE TJ DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. EVERYONE SHOULD BE OFF THE ISLAND BY 8 PM WHEN BOTH BRIDGES...ATLANTIC BEACH...AND EMERALD ISLE... CLOSE. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE... WEST CARTERET HIGH...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 66 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 96 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD- PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-280030- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 818 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 76 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 96 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO 35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING. $$
137 WTUS82 KMHX 270358 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE MOVED INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-280400- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 252 758 6333 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 252 378 6549. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-280400- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE TJ DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE... WEST CARTERET HIGH...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 93 TO 100 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE- THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD- PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-280400- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 97 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO 35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING. $$
071 WTUS82 KMHX 270535 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 135 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED UNTIL 11 AM EDT AND NOW INCLUDED MARTIN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.| .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE MOVED INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ079-090>092-280545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 135 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 252 758 6333 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 252 378 6549. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-280545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 135 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE- THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD- PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-280545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 135 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO 35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ029-044-280545- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT- 135 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$
250 WTUS82 KMHX 270800 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 400 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... 3 AM EDT POSITION INCLUDED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 3 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE MOVED INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-280800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 400 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2 7 5 8 6 3 3 3 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2 3 7 8 6 5 4 9. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-280800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 400 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 93 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE- THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD- PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-280800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 400 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO 35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$
752 WTUS82 KMHX 270806 CCA HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 403 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... 3 AM EDT POSITION INCLUDED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 3 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE MOVED INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-280815- /O.COR.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 403 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2 7 5 8 6 3 3 3 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2 3 7 8 6 5 4 9. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-280815- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 403 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 252 926 4368. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 93 TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE- THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD- PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-280815- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 403 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO 35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ CORRECTED FOR TYPO IN COASTAL PLAINS SECTION
421 WTUS82 KMHX 271112 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 712 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHING JUST SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE 5 AM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH NOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT...AND ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TRENT RIVER AT POLLOCKSVILLE...THE PAMLICO RIVER AT WASHINGTON...AND SWIFT CREEK ABOVE STREETS FERRY. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS MORNING. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-281115- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 712 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2 7 5 8 6 3 3 3 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2 3 7 8 6 5 4 9. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-281115- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 712 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2 9 2 6 4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-281115- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 712 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE AREA TODAY...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 25 TO 35 FEET THIS MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$
060 WTUS82 KMHX 271312 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 912 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MADE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE 8 AM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT OR 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAGS HEAD NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES HAS FALLEN THROUGH THIS MORNING...AND ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN MOREHEAD CITY HAS REACHED 8 INCHES. EXTENSIVE REPORTS ARE COMING IN FROM SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF 3 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS. AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TRENT RIVER AT POLLOCKSVILLE...THE PAMLICO RIVER AT WASHINGTON...AND SWIFT CREEK ABOVE STREETS FERRY. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. STORM SURGE IS IMPACTING LOCAL AREAS WITH OBSERVATIONS FROM BEAUFORT/DUKE LABS...WASHINGTON...AND NEW BERN ALL INDICATING AROUND 3 TO 4 FOOT WATER LEVEL RISE. DOWNEAST CARTERET ALONG THE NEUSE RIVER IS HAVING A 6 TO 7 WATER LEVEL RISE. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AROUND TWO MORE FEET PRIMARILY ALONG THE PAMLICO AND NEUSE RIVERS THROUGH MIDDAY. TOTAL RISES OVER THE NEUSE IS SHOWING 7 TO 9 FOOT RISE...A 5 TO 7 FOOT RISE IN THE PAMLICO RIVER...ABOUT 6 FEET OVER EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...3 TO 6 FEET RISE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND IN MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. A 6 TO 7 FOOT RISE IS EXPECTED ON THE SOUNDSIDE OF OUTER BANKS HYDE COUNTY. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS MOST RECENT HIGH TIDE AND LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A WIND GUST TO 115 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE CEDAR ISLAND FERRY EARLIER THIS MORNING DURING THE LANDFALL OF HURRICANE IRENE. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS MORNING. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-281315- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 912 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2 7 5 8 6 3 3 3 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2 3 7 8 6 5 4 9. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE... PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH 11 AM. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-281315- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 912 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2 9 2 6 4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-281315- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 912 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE AREA TODAY...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 25 TO 35 FEET THIS MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$
115 WTUS82 KMHX 271622 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1222 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE 11 AM EDT ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT OR 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAGS HEAD NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER WESTERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES OVER ALONG THE STORM TRACK. ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST AREAS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TRENT RIVER AT POLLOCKSVILLE...THE PAMLICO RIVER AT WASHINGTON...AND SWIFT CREEK ABOVE STREETS FERRY. ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY AS RESULT OF THE RAINFALL TODAY. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. STORM SURGE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AROUND DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH WATER LEVEL RISES OF 6 TO 9 FEET. HARDEST HIT AREAS WILL BE ACROSS THE PAMLICO AND NEUSE RIVERS...EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY. A 4 TO 6 FOOT RISE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND IN MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. A 6 TO 7 FOOT RISE IS EXPECTED ON THE SOUNDSIDE OF OUTER BANKS HYDE COUNTY. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED AS IRENE MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-281630- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 1222 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2...7 5 8...6 3 3 3...WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2... 3 7 8...6 5 4 9. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE... PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-281630- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1222 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2...9 2 6...4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE IRENE TRACKS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-281630- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1222 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE AREA TODAY...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 25 TO 35 FEET THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 10 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. $$
866 WTUS82 KMHX 271747 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 147 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED TO INCLUDE FLASH FLOODING INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT OR 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAGS HEAD NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER WESTERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES OVER ALONG THE STORM TRACK. ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 645 PM FOR BEAUFORT... PAMLICO...CRAVEN...GREENE....JONES...LENOIR...MAINLAND HYDE... MARTIN...PITT....TYRELL...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TRENT RIVER AT POLLOCKSVILLE...THE PAMLICO RIVER AT WASHINGTON...AND SWIFT CREEK ABOVE STREETS FERRY. ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY AS RESULT OF THE RAINFALL TODAY. A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. STORM SURGE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH WATER LEVEL RISES OF 6 TO 9 FEET. FLOODING RAINS HAVE COMPOUNDED INUNDATION PROBLEMS ALONG THE WESTERN PAMLICO SOUND AND THE PAMLICO RIVER. HARDEST HIT AREAS WILL BE ACROSS THE PAMLICO AND NEUSE RIVERS...EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...BEAUFORT COUNTY ALONG THE PAMLICO RIVER...AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY. A 4 TO 6 FOOT RISE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND IN MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. A 6 TO 7 FOOT RISE IS EXPECTED ON THE SOUNDSIDE OF OUTER BANKS HYDE COUNTY. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED AS IRENE MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 3 PM EDT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-281800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 147 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2...7 5 8...6 3 3 3...WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2... 3 7 8...6 5 4 9. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE... PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-281800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 147 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2...9 2 6...4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE IRENE TRACKS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-281800- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 147 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 83 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE AREA TODAY...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 25 TO 35 FEET THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 10 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. $$
156 WTUS82 KMHX 272031 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 431 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TOWARD THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED SURGE AND RAINFALL INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CAPE CAPE HATTERAS NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...THEN DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ALONG THE COASTAL PLAINS AND 6 TO 9 INCHES OVER CARTERET...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...MAINLAND HYDE...AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. ER WESTERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES OVER ALONG THE STORM TRACK. ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR UNTIL 645 PM FOR BEAUFORT... PAMLICO...CRAVEN...GREENE....JONES...LENOIR...MAINLAND HYDE... MARTIN...PITT....TYRELL...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TRENT RIVER AT POLLOCKSVILLE...THE PAMLICO RIVER AT WASHINGTON...AND SWIFT CREEK ABOVE STREETS FERRY. ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY AS RESULT OF THE RAINFALL TODAY. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTHWEST THUS WATER LEVELS WILL BE ALONG THE NEUSE RIVER...PAMLICO RIVER... EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...AND THE TRIBUTARIES ALONG SOUTHERN HYDE COUNTY SHOULD BE DECREASING. 3 TO 5 FEET FLOODING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ISLANDS AND LAND ACROSS ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTIES WITH A NORTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURE. FOR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND 3 TO 5 FOOT INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS EXPECTED EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION ACROSS EXTREME PARTS WHERE 5 TO 7 FEET INUNDATION COULD OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FLOODING IN AND AROUND PLYMOUTH. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMBIA. 4 TO 7 FEET OF INUNDATION IS EXPECTED SOUNDSIDE AND OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED AS IRENE MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND ALBEMARLE COUNTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 PM EDT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-282045- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 431 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2...7 5 8...6 3 3 3...WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2... 3 7 8...6 5 4 9. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE... PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-282045- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 431 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2...9 2 6...4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE IRENE TRACKS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-282045- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 431 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE AREA TODAY...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 25 TO 35 FEET THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 10 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. $$
040 WTUS82 KMHX 280009 CCA HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 803 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FOR THE 5 PM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE... BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN... PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.5N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES NORTH OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE 0R 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SIGNIFICANT SOUNDS SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS IRENE MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTHWEST THUS WATER LEVELS WILL BE ALONG THE NEUSE RIVER...PAMLICO RIVER... EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...AND THE TRIBUTARIES ALONG SOUTHERN HYDE COUNTY SHOULD BE DECREASING. 3 TO 5 FEET FLOODING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ISLANDS AND LAND ACROSS ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTIES WITH A NORTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURE. FOR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND 3 TO 5 FOOT INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS EXPECTED EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION ACROSS EXTREME PARTS WHERE 5 TO 7 FEET INUNDATION COULD OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FLOODING IN AND AROUND PLYMOUTH. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMBIA. 4 TO 7 FEET OF INUNDATION IS EXPECTED SOUNDSIDE AND OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED AS IRENE MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF IRENE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND ALBEMARLE COUNTIES. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...AS DARKNESS APPROACHES...IT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-290015- /O.COR.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES- 803 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2...7 5 8...6 3 3 3...WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2... 3 7 8...6 5 4 9. && ...WINDS... THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA... STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...PRODUCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-290015- /O.COR.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 803 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL... JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE... SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2...9 2 6...4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE AS IRENE EXITS THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-290015- /O.COR.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 803 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 25 TO 35 FEET THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 10 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. $$ RAS
453 WTUS82 KMHX 280149 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA AND FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS... .NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR MARTIN...PITT...GREENE...DUPLIN ...LENOIR...JONES...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES...AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE... CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.9N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES NORTH OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SIGNIFICANT SOUND SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTHWEST THUS WATER LEVELS ALONG THE NEUSE RIVER...PAMLICO RIVER...EASTERN PAMLICO COUNTY...AND THE TRIBUTARIES ALONG SOUTHERN HYDE COUNTY SHOULD BE DECREASING. 3 TO 5 FEET FLOODING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ISLANDS AND LAND ACROSS ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTIES WITH A NORTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURE. FOR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND 3 TO 5 FOOT INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS EXPECTED EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION ACROSS EXTREME PARTS WHERE 5 TO 7 FEET INUNDATION COULD OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FLOODING IN AND AROUND PLYMOUTH. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMBIA. 4 TO 7 FEET OF INUNDATION IS EXPECTED SOUNDSIDE AND OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS HYDE AND DARE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND PROPERTIES. EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED OR HAS OCCURRED. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ029-044-079-090>092-098-280300- /O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-ONSLOW- 949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR MARTIN...PITT...GREENE ...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL... FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E 10TH STREET CONTACT 2 5 2...7 5 8...6 3 3 3...WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 2 5 2... 3 7 8...6 5 4 9. && ...WINDS... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-103-104-290200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE T J DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS... NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH IN JACKSON. FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL... JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST MIDDLE... SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH. FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE...WEST CARTERET HIGH... ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH. FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT 2 5 2...9 2 6...4 3 6 8. FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. && ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS THIS EVENING ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM TIDE... A DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. ALONG THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THE COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS WILL BE UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS...AND OCEANSIDE OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-290200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER DARKNESS MAY MAKE THE DETECTION OF VARIOUS HAZARDS DIFFICULT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 15 FEET THEN SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 10 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. $$ AMZ158-280300- /O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 949 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. $$
389 WTUS82 KMHX 280400 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1200 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE DRENCHING THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WITH HEAVY RAINS AS IT SKIRTS THE DELMARVA PENINSULA... .NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF NORTH CAROLINA .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE... CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES NORTH OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SIGNIFICANT SOUND SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. RAINS ARE DIMINISHING AND MOVING OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. WATER LEVELS ON THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS ARE SUBSIDING WITH LEVELS ONLY 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WATER LEVELS 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THESE BREAKERS WILL DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-103-104-290400- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1200 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS REMAIN OPEN TONIGHT... IN BEAUFORT COUNTY... NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN PINETOWN...AND IN WASHINGTON...PS JONES. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR CARTERET COUNTY... IN ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN BEAUFORT...BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN MOREHEAD CITY...WEST CARTERET HIGH SCHOOL. IN NEWPORT...NEWPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN CRAVEN COUNTY... IN HAVELOCK...HAVELOCK HIGH SCHOOL. ON CHERRY POINT...CHERRY TREE AND MARINE DOME GYMNASIUM. IN NEW BERN...BENN QUINN ELEMENTARY AND BRINSON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IN VANCEBORO...VANCEBORO FARMLIFE SCHOOL. AND IN PAMLICO COUNTY... IN GRANSBORO...PAMLICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. DARE COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. COLINGTON HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY CALL DUE TO WATER DEPTHS IN COLINGTON HARBOR. THE EMS IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO CALLS IN COLINGTON...RODANTHE...AND AVON. KITTY HAWK FIRE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO LEAVE STATION DUE TO FLOODING AND POWER LINES DOWN. HIGHWAY 12 IS FLOODING FROM THE SOUND THROUGHOUT ALL VILLAGES IN CRAVEN COUNTY...THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE UNDER A CURFEW THROUGH 6AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE CITY OF NEW BERN IS UNDER A CURFEW INDEFINITELY ALL OF CARTERET COUNTY IS UNDER A CURFEW UNTIL 7AM SUNDAY. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS THIS EVENING ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MANY AREAS MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN FELL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-290400- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 1200 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF NORTH CAROLINA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER DARKNESS MAY MAKE THE DETECTION OF VARIOUS HAZARDS DIFFICULT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 15 FEET THEN SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. $$
206 WTUS82 KMHX 280658 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 258 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE DRENCHING THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WITH HEAVY RAINS AS IT SKIRTS THE DELMARVA PENINSULA... .NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF NORTH CAROLINA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE... CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.1N...LONGITUDE 75.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH OF BUXTON NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SIGNIFICANT SOUND SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. WATER LEVELS ON THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS ARE SUBSIDING WITH LEVELS ONLY 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WATER LEVELS 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THESE BREAKERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ045>047-080-081-093>095-103-104-281200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 258 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS REMAIN OPEN TONIGHT... IN BEAUFORT COUNTY... NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN PINETOWN...AND IN WASHINGTON...PS JONES. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR CARTERET COUNTY... IN ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN BEAUFORT...BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN MOREHEAD CITY...WEST CARTERET HIGH SCHOOL. IN NEWPORT...NEWPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN CRAVEN COUNTY... IN HAVELOCK...HAVELOCK HIGH SCHOOL. ON CHERRY POINT...CHERRY TREE AND MARINE DOME GYMNASIUM. IN NEW BERN...BENN QUINN ELEMENTARY AND BRINSON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IN VANCEBORO...VANCEBORO FARMLIFE SCHOOL. AND IN PAMLICO COUNTY... IN GRANSBORO...PAMLICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. DARE COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. COLINGTON HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY CALL DUE TO WATER DEPTHS IN COLINGTON HARBOR. THE EMS IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO CALLS IN COLINGTON...RODANTHE...AND AVON. KITTY HAWK FIRE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO LEAVE STATION DUE TO FLOODING AND POWER LINES DOWN. HIGHWAY 12 IS FLOODING FROM THE SOUND THROUGHOUT ALL VILLAGES. IN CRAVEN COUNTY...THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE UNDER A CURFEW THROUGH 6AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE CITY OF NEW BERN IS UNDER A CURFEW INDEFINITELY. ALL OF CARTERET COUNTY IS UNDER A CURFEW UNTIL 7AM SUNDAY. && ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS THIS MORNING ARE FORECAST TO BE IN 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MANY AREAS MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN FELL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-281200- /O.CON.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 258 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER DARKNESS MAY MAKE THE DETECTION OF VARIOUS HAZARDS DIFFICULT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 15 FEET THEN SUBSIDE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TO 8 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. $$
802 WTUS82 KMHX 280933 HLSMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE MOVING ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE...EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR NEW YORK CITY AND INLAND OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .NEW INFORMATION... HURRICANE IRENE HAS MOVED NORTH OF NORTH CAROLINA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT... MAINLAND HYDE...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS HYDE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NAGS HEAD NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. SIGNIFICANT SOUND SIDE STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. WATER LEVELS ON THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS ARE SUBSIDING WITH LEVELS ONLY 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. WATER LEVELS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE SOUND SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THESE BREAKERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ080-093>095-281400- /O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1009.110828T0933Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET- 533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. $$ NCZ045>047-081-103-104-281400- /O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1009.110828T0933Z-000000T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- 533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. $$ AMZ130-135-150-152-154-281400- /O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1009.110828T0933Z-000000T0000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. $$ AMZ156-281045- /O.CAN.KMHX.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 533 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane 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 hurricane warning went out at Aug 25, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
355 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH FRIDAY...
THEN MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AND BECOME
STATIONARY JUST TO THE SOUTH.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 215 PM THU...SCT CONVECTION ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY
ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. MESOMODELS CONTINUE TO SHOWER
ACTIVITY DISSIPATING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THOUGH SLIGHT CHANCE
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
70S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM THU...HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD
FRI TOWARDS EASTERN NC...EXPECT TO SEE RAIN CHANCES INCREASING
THROUGH THE DAY AS STORMS GETS CLOSER AND RAINBANDS MOVE ALONG THE
COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE
SOUTHERN COAST FRIDAY EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 235 PM THURSDAY...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THRU
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE WORST OF IRENE'S CONDITIONS TO AFFECT THE
CWA ON SATURDAY. A NUMBER OF THREATS ANTICIPATED WITH IRENE.
EXPECT RAINFALL FLOODING OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 17 AND
8 TO 12 INCHES TO THE EAST TOWARD THE COAST WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS START TO ARRIVE EARLY
FRIDAY EVENING AND RAMP UP AND PEAK DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH DEVASTATING WINDS OF GREATER THAN 80 MPH LIKELY OVER
AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. STORM SURGE VALUES OF UP TO 5 TO 10 FEET
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY VALUES WILL BE LIKELY AS WELL. BASED ON THE
LATEST NHC TRACK...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS FINALLY DROPPING BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...POST HURRICANE IRENE WILL SEE SUBSIDENCE
BEHIND THE STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A WEAK
TROUGH LINGERING OFFSHORE BY MID WEEK. INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS CLOSEST TO STATIONARY BOUNDARY OFFSHORE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL
NORMALS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
AS OF 215 PM THU...VFR CURRENTLY AND EXPECT THAT TO DOMINATE OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SCT CONVECTION ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON
MAINLY ALONG AND W OF HWY 17. TAF SITES COULD SEE SOMETHING BUT
HAVE OPTED TO KEEP OUT OF TAFS AT THIS TIME. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO
SHOW FOG/STRATUS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...BUT HAVE KEPT OUT OF TAFS
AT THIS TIME DUE TO CONFIDENCE LEVEL. COULD SEE STRATUS BUT THINK
FOG FORMATION WILL BE HARD DUE TO CLOUD COVER. EXPECT TO SEE RAIN
BANDS FROM HURRICANE IRENE TO MOVE INTO EASTERN NC FRI. SUB VFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS/STORMS WITH SUB VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE
WILL AFFECT EASTERN NC WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND DAMAGING WINDS
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH DIMINISHING WINDS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRI/
AS OF 215 PM THU...S/SE WINDS 5-15KT CURRENTLY...LIKELY SEE
INCREASES TO 10-20KT TONIGHT AS SEAS CONTINUE TO BUILD. SCA
CONDITIONS CONTINUE. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE
THROUGH FRIDAY AS SE SWELL INCREASES FROM APPROACHING HURRICANE
IRENE. SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 12-18 FT FRI.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS ALONG
THE NC COASTAL WATERS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY HIGH SEAS
ARE LIKELY AS CONDITIONS PEAK SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MARINERS
ARE URGED TO RUSH PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS AHEAD OF THE INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS TODAY.
EXTENDED PERIODS /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...EXTENDED MARINE FORECAST CALLS FOR HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND EXITING HURRICANE IRENE. WINDS WILL
SWITCH SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY TO TUESDAY AS A WEAK
STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL LINGER OFF THE COAST THROUGH MID WEEK.
WINDS WILL SHIFT EAST THEN NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BEHIND IRENE AS SHE EXITS OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST...THEN BECOME 3 TO 5 FT MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AND FINALLY 3
TO 5 FT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. WAVEWATCH III APPEARED BEST FOR THE EXTENED WITH THE SWAN
SLIGHTLY OVERDONE.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
THE W SHIFT IN THE TRACK HAS INCREASED THE RISK FOR FLOODING
ACROSS THE CWA. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED W AS WELL
INCLUDING THE COASTAL PLAINS. LOOKING AT MODEL CONCENSUS OF AROUND
8-12" OF RAIN OVER E PORTIONS AND A 4-6" OVER W PORTIONS WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THREAT FOR RIVER FLOODING IS RISING AS W
EDGE OF HEAVY RAIN MOVES OVER THE FORECAST POINTS. THE STORM SURGE
RISE LOOKS AROUND 5-7 FEET ON PAMLICO/NEUSE RIVERS WHICH WILL BACK
UP FRESH WATER FROM THE TRIBUTARIES DURING THE STORM. AS THE TRACK
AND QPF BECOME MORE DEFINED OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS WE WILL BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC FORECASTS FOR THE RIVERS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
DETAILS AND SPECIFICS ON THREATS FOR COASTAL FLOODING/STORM
SURGE/HIGH SURF WILL BE FORTHCOMING LATER TODAY AS DETAILS EMERGE
IN ADVANCE OF THE MAJOR HURRICANES IRENE. STORM SPECIFIC SLOSH
RUNS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE LATER TODAY. FOR NOW AND FOR GUIDANCE
PURPOSES ONLY...SLOSH RUNS FOR A CAT 3 STORM MOVING STEADILY NE
OVER THE AREA PROJECT A GENERAL 4 TO 8 FT SURGE (POSSIBLY AS HIGH
AS 5-10 FT). THE HIGHEST SURGE WILL BE OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND...CORE BANKS AND OUTER BANKS IN ADDITIONAL TO THE
TIDAL NEUSE AND PAMLICO/TAR RIVERS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL ADD TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HURRICANE WATCH FOR NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-104.
FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR NCZ029-044-079-090-091.
MARINE...HURRICANE WATCH FOR AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
FOR AMZ150.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR AMZ152-154-156-
158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...CQD
NEAR TERM...CQD
SHORT TERM...CQD
LONG TERM...CTC/DAG
AVIATION...CTC/CQD/DAG
MARINE...CTC/CQD/DAG
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 2:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 247 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 NCZ029-044-079-090-091-261900- MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR- 247 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ045>047-080-081-092>095-098-103-104-261900- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-CRAVEN- PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 247 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 2:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
228 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
NCZ045-251900-
WASHINGTON-
228 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY THROUGH
300 PM EDT...
AT 228 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WESTOVER...OR ABOUT OVER PLYMOUTH...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MACKEYS...PLEASANT
GROVE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARLY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3579 7660 3586 7677 3587 7676 3588 7674
3591 7673 3595 7669 3594 7666 3595 7661
3595 7654 3597 7649 3597 7645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 201DEG 13KT 3591 7667
27Special weather statement, Aug 25, 2:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
257 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
NCZ029-045-080-081-252000-
BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-MARTIN-WASHINGTON-
257 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS BEAUFORT...WASHINGTON...
MAINLAND HYDE AND MARTIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 257 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TERRA CEIA...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PIKE ROAD...WENONA...
CENTER OF PHELPS LAKE...ROPER.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARLY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 7644 3554 7673 3554 7683 3560 7692
3568 7693 3589 7681 3587 7678 3587 7676
3590 7673
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 220DEG 17KT 3566 7672
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 5:21 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Pamlico, Tyrrell and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:21 AM EDT | Hurricane Local Statement | MHX | Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more | 60 hr |
| Aug 25, 12:18 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | MHX | Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt | 5 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 63 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.