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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

May 15, 2012Hyde County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2012, 2:49 PM EDT for Hyde County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 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: May 15, 2012, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2012, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Hyde County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 80 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: 1713 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.1

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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 May 15, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 4:57 AM EDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
457 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-160900-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
457 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BUT
THERE IS AN ISOLATED LARGE HAIL OR TORNADO THREAT AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 15, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
140 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ046-081-151845-
MAINLAND HYDE-TYRRELL-
140 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND HYDE AND TYRRELL
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 140 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALLIGATOR LAKE TO 6 MILES
SOUTH OF GERMANTOWN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTH
OF SWANQUARTER TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWANQUARTER...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...KILKENNY......
SWANQUARTER...SWINDELL FORK......FAIRFIELD...CENTER OF LAKE
MATTAMUSKEET...HYDELAND...NEW HOLLAND...LAKE LANDING...GULL ROCK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3599 7606 3593 7601 3583 7606 3566 7604
      3567 7590 3553 7592 3532 7615 3536 7625
      3530 7627 3538 7634 3534 7634 3534 7641
      3537 7643 3537 7638 3542 7640 3536 7646
      3540 7652 3570 7639 3592 7638 3599 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 270DEG 13KT 3564 7631 3535 7642

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Special weather statement, May 15, 2:29 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
229 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ098-151930-
ONSLOW-
229 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS ONSLOW COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM
EDT...

AT 229 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
HAWS RUN...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF NEW RIVER AIR STATION...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HAWS RUN...VERONA...
CATHERINE LAKE...NEW RIVER AIR STATION...HALF MOON......
JACKSONVILLE...KELLUM......PUMPKIN CENTER.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 7763 3473 7769 3495 7746 3491 7737
      3493 7736 3494 7732 3483 7719 3481 7719
      3469 7737 3471 7741 3471 7742 3468 7739
      3454 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 225DEG 13KT 3466 7760

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Special weather statement, May 15, 2:33 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
233 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ080-081-151930-
BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-
233 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS BEAUFORT AND MAINLAND HYDE
COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 233 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH CREEK...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SWANQUARTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PAMLICO BEACH...
GERMANTOWN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

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 3570 7663 3544 7620 3533 7638 3542 7640
      3541 7655 3552 7654 3553 7648 3552 7663
      3538 7658 3552 7703 3549 7702 3537 7665
      3524 7663 3524 7664 3522 7684 3542 7719
      3555 7708 3571 7719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 224DEG 12KT 3529 7661

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Special weather statement, May 15, 2:42 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
242 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ090-091-151945-
DUPLIN-LENOIR-
242 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS DUPLIN AND LENOIR COUNTIES
THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 242 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES
WEST OF ALBERTSON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT OLIVE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALBERTSON...MOSS
HILL...LA GRANGE...FALLING CREEK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZED HAIL.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 7800 3517 7797 3517 7792 3515 7790
      3518 7784 3534 7783 3537 7781 3538 7770
      3535 7767 3536 7763 3525 7750 3500 7790
      3513 7805
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 226DEG 11KT 3513 7789

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Special weather statement, May 15, 2:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
249 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NCZ080-081-094-151945-
BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-PAMLICO-
249 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PAMLICO...BEAUFORT AND
MAINLAND HYDE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 249 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LOWLAND...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWANQUARTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GERMANTOWN......
SLADESVILLE...SWANQUARTER......SCRANTON...ROSE BAY.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 7609 3535 7631 3538 7635 3534 7634
      3534 7642 3542 7640 3539 7646 3521 7649
      3533 7666 3533 7650 3541 7655 3535 7665
      3538 7660 3550 7662 3544 7659 3551 7659
      3552 7648 3553 7661 3569 7657
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 222DEG 13KT 3533 7650

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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
May 15, 2:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	55 min
May 15, 5:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	55 min
May 15, 11:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	61 min
May 15, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde, Tyrrell	65 min
May 15, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	61 min
May 15, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	57 min
May 15, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Lenoir	63 min
May 15, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	50 min
May 15, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	57 min
May 15, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	55 min
May 15, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Lenoir	59 min
May 15, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	60 min
May 15, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pitt	56 min
May 15, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	38 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.