Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 10:07 AM EDT for 12 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2011, 10:07 AM EDT (14:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 9:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 14:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 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
- 1638 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
859 WWUS72 KMHX 281407 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1007 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY... .VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-282215- /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0005.110428T1407Z-110429T0400Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 1007 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY...THEN DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EVENTUALLY FALLING BELOW CRITERA ON THE OUTEER BANKS AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. THERE COULD BE TREE DAMAGE WITH LOOSE LIMBS DOWNING POWER LINES AND CREATING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RSB
2 follow-up statements
921 WWUS72 KMHX 281952 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 352 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY... .VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-290400- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110429T0400Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 352 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY...THEN DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EVENTUALLY FALLING BELOW CRITERA ON THE OUTEER BANKS AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. THERE COULD BE TREE DAMAGE WITH LOOSE LIMBS DOWNING POWER LINES AND CREATING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
844 WWUS72 KMHX 290144 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 944 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-290245- /O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110429T0400Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 944 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Lenoir | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Lenoir | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Greene, Martin, Pitt | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 3:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Pitt | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Duplin, Onslow | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 4:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Martin, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 4:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Pitt | 22 min |
| Apr 28, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde, Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Apr 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Onslow | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Onslow | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Dare, Tyrrell, Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 67 min | |
| Apr 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Dare | 29 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.