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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

October 13, 2011Tyrrell County, Washington County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2011, 4:29 PM EDT for Tyrrell County, Washington County, North Carolina. It was in force for 61 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
Oct 13, 2011, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Counties Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 135 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2011-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1553 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2011-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1553 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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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 Oct 13, 3:31 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 3:31 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 4:16 AM EDT, 12 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
416 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-140815-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
416 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-140815-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
416 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-140815-
CARTERET-
416 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ098-140815-
ONSLOW-
416 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 13, 12:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1243 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

NCZ090-091-131745-
DUPLIN-LENOIR-
1243 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS DUPLIN AND LENOIR COUNTIES
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

AT 1243 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WALLACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHINQUAPIN...
BEULAVILLE...POTTERS HILL...KORNEGAY...PINK HILL...ALBERTSON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
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 3532 7773 3521 7752 3516 7751 3507 7761
      3501 7773 3497 7768 3494 7767 3471 7787
      3471 7790 3480 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 212DEG 22KT 3483 7792

5
Local storm report, Oct 13, 1:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
134 PM EDT THU OCT 13 2011

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

0116 PM     HAIL             BEULAVILLE              34.92N  77.77W
10/13/2011  E1.75 INCH       DUPLIN             NC   POST OFFICE

            POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED APPROX. GOLF SIZE HAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1100415

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Special weather statement, Oct 13, 4:29 PM 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 4:00 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX41 hr
Oct 13, 12:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin, Lenoir62 min
Oct 13, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDuplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow48 min
Oct 13, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCraven, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt45 min
Oct 13, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXGreene58 min
Oct 13, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir, Pitt53 min
Oct 13, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXBeaufort, Washington57 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2011Every 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.