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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 16, 2012Beaufort County, Lenoir County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2012, 6:01 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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: Jul 16, 2012, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Lenoir County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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: 493 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 899 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 16, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
333 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND INTO THE CAROLINAS FROM THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH MID WEEK AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
LINGERS INLAND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THEN STALL OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA FOR
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...SCT CONVECTIVE COVERAGE PRIMARILY FOCUSED OVER
NRN SECTIONS SO FAR THIS AFTN...BUT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIKELY AS
SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO PUSH INLAND THROUGH LATE AFTN INTO
EARLY EVENING. WILL CONTINUE CHC/SCT 30-40 POPS OVER NW HALF OF AREA
WITH 20 POP REST OF AREA EXCEPT SEA BREEZED ZONE FROM SRN OBX DOWN
TO CRYSTAL COAST BEACHES. LIGHT-MODERATE S-SW WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPS
UP AGAIN SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT...LOW-MID 70S INLAND TO AROUND 80
COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT FOR TUE WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN BERMUDA HIGH/INLAND TROF SFC PATTERN...WHILE WEAK SHRT WV
ENERGY GETS SHEARED OUT. THUS EXPECTING TYPICAL MID SUMMER SEA
BREEZE DAY WITH 20-30 POPS GRADUALLY SPREADING INLAND WITH SEA
BREEZE DURING AFTN. SLIGHT UPR RIDGING AND LOW LVL THICKNESS
INCREASES DO SUPPORT MAX TEMPS A FEW DEGS HOTTER INLAND...LOW-MID
90S WITH NEAR 90 COAST. HEAT INDICES JUST INLAND OF COAST MAY REACH
100-103.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 3 PM MON...00Z ECMWF AND 12Z GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
LATE THIS WEEK. DIFFERENCES SHOW UP THIS WEEKEND HOWEVER IN THE
HANDLING OF THE BACKDOOR FRONT. THE GFS PUSHES THE FRONT IS A BIT
FASTER THAN THE ECMWF AND PUSHES THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH SATURDAY
MORNING. THE ECMWF HANGS UP THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES.
BOTH MODELS DISSIPATE THE FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. PREFER THE ECMWF
SOLUTION AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A FRONT SOUTH OF HERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF SUMMER.

WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH THE
HIGH OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND A SURFACE TROF INLAND. MAINLY
SEABREEZE DRIVEN CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BECOMING STATIONARY WEST-EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES
ON SATURDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
THEN GRADUALLY LOWERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY AS THE
FRONT WASHES OUT.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1 PM MONDAY...SCT TSTMS DEVELOPING NEAR KPGV WITH ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITY TO WEST FROM KFAY TO KCLT...AND WILL INCLUDE VCTS MENTION
ALL TAF SITES AT LEAST A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z. VFR
PREVAILING DURING PERIOD OUTSIDE OF TSTM ACTIVITY. ANY SITES THAT
RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT RAIN THIS AFTN/EARLY EVENING WILL BE PRONE TO
PERIOD OF IFR FOG/STRATUS LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE...BUT TOO UNCERTAIN
TO INCLUDE IN FCST AT THIS TIME.

LONG TERM /TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT/
AS OF 3 PM MON...VFR FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAINLY
ISOLATED DIURNAL CONVECTION WEDNESDAY. CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A BACKDOOR FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE SOUTH COAST
SATURDAY...GRADUALLY WASHING OUT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES
WILL DECREASE A BIT SATURDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE FRONT SLOWLY
WASHES OUT. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHWEST THROUGH
FRIDAY...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR THE WEEKEND...THEN BACK TO A
LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY...
AS OF 3 PM MONDAY...LITTLE CHANGE IN BERMUDA HIGH/INLAND TROF SFC
PATTERN EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...THUS PERSISTENCE FCST FOR SW
WINDS 10-15 KT. HIGHER END OF SPEEDS MAINLY FOR NRN AND CENTRAL
WATERS THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TUE AFTN. WW3 AND SWAN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH SEAS REMAINING 2-4 FT...WITH SOME HEIGHTS TO 5 FT
OUTER PORTIONS OF NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS.

LONG TERM /TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT/
AS OF 3 PM MON...LATEST RUN OF THE MAJOR MODELS IN VERY CLOSE
AGREEMENT THROUGH LATE WEEK. STILL PREFER THE 00Z ECMWF HANDLING
OF THE BACKDOOR FRONT THIS WEEKEND...WHICH HANGS UP THE FRONT OVER
THE SOUTHERN WATERS THIS WEEKEND. THE GFS PUSHES THE FRONT TO THE
SOUTH WHICH IS HARD TO DO THIS TIME OF YEAR. SOUTHWEST FLOW
CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. EXPECTING A NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NORTH OF THE FRONT
WITH A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. STILL LOOKING AT
SMALL CRAFT SEAS DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND WITH THE FRONT ACROSS
THE AREA.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JBM
NEAR TERM...JBM
SHORT TERM...JBM
LONG TERM...HSA
AVIATION...JBM/HSA
MARINE...JBM/HSA

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
418 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-172030-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
418 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
HALF OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE LOCALLY STRONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THE
PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-098-103-104-172030-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
418 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

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.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
LOCALLY STRONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THE PRIMARY
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
431 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ046-047-081-162115-
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-TYRRELL-
431 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND DARE...MAINLAND
HYDE AND TYRRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 431 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CENTER OF DARE COUNTY BOMBING RANGE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MANNS HARBOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LAKE WORTH...STUMPY
POINT.

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 3556 7581 3561 7588 3547 7599 3541 7601
      3543 7611 3575 7606 3576 7605 3571 7605
      3565 7604 3576 7599 3591 7598 3593 7602
      3591 7596 3593 7593 3597 7595 3598 7584
      3591 7576 3569 7573 3566 7576 3562 7573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 299DEG 9KT 3569 7588

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
446 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ090-162130-
DUPLIN-
446 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS DUPLIN COUNTY THROUGH 530
PM EDT...

AT 446 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES
WEST OF ROSE HILL...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF WALLACE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ROSE HILL...
TEACHEY...WALLACE.

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 3490 7815 3505 7815 3480 7770 3471 7778
      3471 7799 3473 7802 3472 7811 3471 7813
      3473 7819 3475 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 287DEG 11KT 3478 7816

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:19 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
519 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ044-079-080-091-093-162200-
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-GREENE-LENOIR-PITT-
519 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...LENOIR...PITT AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
EDT...

AT 518 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STATON TO SNOW HILL...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF GREENVILLE TO 10 MILES
NORTH OF LA GRANGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...HOUSE...SNOW HILL...
MAURY...ARBA......GREENVILLE...PACTOLUS......ORMONDSVILLE...
HOOKERTON......BELLS FORK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
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 3557 7779 3578 7731 3559 7690 3540 7715
      3526 7759 3547 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 348DEG 7KT 3569 7733 3544 7773

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:29 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
529 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ079-091-162215-
GREENE-LENOIR-
529 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS LENOIR AND GREENE COUNTIES
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

AT 529 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LINDELL...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOLDSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SHINE...JASON...SNOW
HILL......ARBA.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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 3557 7783 3560 7779 3546 7751 3524 7777
      3532 7783 3534 7783 3537 7781 3540 7781
      3543 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 304DEG 9KT 3550 7782

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:55 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
555 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ046-081-162245-
MAINLAND HYDE-TYRRELL-
555 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND HYDE AND TYRRELL
COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

AT 555 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KILKENNY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENGELHARD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... RURAL NORTHERN
MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY RURAL SOUTHEASTERN TYRRELL COUNTY.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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 3542 7609 3568 7634 3580 7618 3569 7603
      3566 7604 3565 7604 3567 7602 3561 7592
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 315DEG 6KT 3567 7618

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
601 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ029-044-079-080-091>093-162245-
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-GREENE-JONES-LENOIR-MARTIN-PITT-
601 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CRAVEN...JONES...
BEAUFORT...LENOIR...PITT...MARTIN AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
EDT...

AT 601 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER BELGRADE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF
WINTERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BELGRADE......BLACK JACK...
GRIMESLAND...CHOCOWINITY.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZED HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

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 3554 7743 3576 7697 3555 7660 3544 7681
      3548 7698 3544 7696 3546 7692 3543 7684
      3510 7745 3526 7768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 277DEG 7KT 3552 7726

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	59 min
Jul 16, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	53 min
Jul 16, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	44 min
Jul 16, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	44 min
Jul 16, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Pitt	41 min
Jul 16, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene	46 min
Jul 16, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	50 min
Jul 16, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	54 min
Jul 16, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Lenoir, Pitt	38 min
Jul 16, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	46 min
Jul 16, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	43 min
Jul 16, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	66 min
Jul 16, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Jones, Pamlico	43 min
Jul 16, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pamlico	46 min
Jul 16, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare, Tyrrell	53 min
Jul 16, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	50 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.