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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

June 20, 2011Lenoir County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2011, 4:57 AM EDT for Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 2011, 4:57 AM EDT (08:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2011, 5:45 AM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Lenoir County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 905 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 20, 4:52 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 4:52 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 9:20 PM EDT, 7 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
920 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011

NCZ045-046-104-210130-
WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
920 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
FEW COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THE MAIN
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ029-044-079-080-090>095-098-210130-
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-
920 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
FEW COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL
THE MAIN THREATS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE SOUTH OF A CEDAR ISLAND TO KINSTON LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ047-081-103-210130-
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-OUTER BANKS DARE-
920 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
FEW COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THE MAIN
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ALERT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
256 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

NCZ029-044-079-080-091>093-200745-
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-GREENE-JONES-LENOIR-MARTIN-PITT-
256 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS JONES...BEAUFORT...CRAVEN...
LENOIR...PITT...MARTIN AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT...

AT 257 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER LIZZIE...OR ABOUT OVER FARMVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE AYDEN...AND...
WINTERVILLE...JOHNSONS MILLS...CALICO...AND...SHELMERDINE...WILMAR...
AND...VANCEBORO.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PENNY SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF 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.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. MANY LIGHTNING
STRIKES WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. IF
YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS TAKE COVER IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3534 7783 3538 7781 3542 7783 3557 7783
      3580 7748 3584 7739 3582 7736 3589 7735
      3590 7732 3561 7669 3545 7688 3548 7698
      3545 7696 3545 7692 3544 7690 3509 7731
      3520 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0657Z 295DEG 39KT 3553 7753

DAG

Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
317 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

0300 AM     TSTM WND GST     BEAUFORT                34.72N  76.65W
06/20/2011  M76 MPH          CARTERET           NC   ASOS

            BEAUFORT ASOS OBSERVED A 66 KNOT WIND GUST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1100283

DAG

Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
330 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

0320 AM     HAIL             OTWAY                   34.77N  76.56W
06/20/2011  E1.00 INCH       CARTERET           NC   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL OBSERVED IN
            OTWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1100284

DAG

Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
345 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

0321 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SNOW HILL               35.45N  77.67W
06/20/2011                   GREENE             NC   911 CALL CENTER

            GREENE COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTS TREES DOWN ACROSS WEST
            GREENE STREET IN SNOW HILL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1100285

DAG

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:47 AM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:57 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 12:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	59 min
Jun 20, 12:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	58 min
Jun 20, 1:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Jones	38 min
Jun 20, 1:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin, Lenoir	51 min
Jun 20, 1:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Duplin	31 min
Jun 20, 2:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret, Jones, Onslow	66 min
Jun 20, 2:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow	39 min
Jun 20, 2:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven	47 min
Jun 20, 2:44 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		46 min
Jun 20, 2:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	49 min
Jun 20, 3:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 1 more	44 min
Jun 20, 3:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		65 min
Jun 20, 3:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico	60 min
Jun 20, 4:06 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		19 hr
Jun 20, 4:15 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
Jun 20, 4:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	43 min
Jun 20, 5:18 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		57 min
Jun 20, 5:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven, Lenoir	58 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2011 Every special weather statement in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.