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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2012, 2:43 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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 22, 2012, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 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
- 2475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 22, 1:49 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 1:49 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1116 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 NCZ103-104-231530- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1116 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TODAY. MINOR FLOODING MAY RESULT. .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. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-231530- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- 1116 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TODAY. MINOR FLOODING MAY RESULT. .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. NCZ095-231530- CARTERET- 1116 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TODAY. MINOR FLOODING MAY RESULT. .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. NCZ098-231530- ONSLOW- 1116 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TODAY. MINOR FLOODING MAY RESULT. .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.
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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:51 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
243 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
NCZ090>094-098-221930-
CRAVEN-DUPLIN-JONES-LENOIR-ONSLOW-PAMLICO-
243 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PAMLICO...CRAVEN...DUPLIN...
ONSLOW...JONES AND LENOIR COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 243 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JASPER TO MAGNOLIA...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW BERN TO 6 MILES
SOUTH OF WARSAW...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...PHILLIPS
CROSSROADS...LIMA...BELLAIR...TRENTON...FOREST...NEW BERN.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER 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 3490 7815 3499 7816 3517 7791 3516 7790
3518 7785 3522 7784 3528 7775 3525 7722
3513 7673 3505 7698 3507 7700 3505 7699
3476 7793 3486 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 286DEG 17KT 3519 7721 3491 7806
2The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare | 92 min |
| Jul 21, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 34 min | |
| Jul 21, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 11:22 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | 9 hr | |
| Jul 22, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pamlico | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Onslow | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Jones | 64 min |
| Jul 22, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Jul 22, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Craven | 91 min |
| Jul 22, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 52 min | |
| Jul 22, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 60 min |
| Jul 22, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 62 min | |
| Jul 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 39 min |
| Jul 22, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell | 41 min |
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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.