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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 23, 2012Dare County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2012, 6:24 AM EDT for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 96 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 23, 2012, 6:24 AM EDT (10:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
In force: 96 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Dare County, NC

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The text

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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 23, 4:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 4:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
409 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-240815-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
409 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT
INDEX VALUES WILL ALSO INCREASE TUESDAY...RANGING 100 TO 104
DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-098-103-104-240815-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
409 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
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.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT
INDEX VALUES WILL ALSO INCREASE TUESDAY...RANGING 100 TO 104
DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:01 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
201 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

NCZ103-104-230630-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
201 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER
BANKS HYDE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM EDT...

AT 200 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE TO
7 MILES SOUTH OF HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BUXTON TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...RURAL CENTRAL OUTER
BANKS HYDE COUNTY.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
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 3521 7553 3523 7555 3523 7562 3517 7579
      3509 7597 3510 7600 3513 7598 3512 7595
      3516 7588 3516 7582 3523 7568 3523 7564
      3527 7559 3528 7553 3530 7553 3531 7551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 299DEG 16KT 3525 7545 3525 7545
          3512 7573 3514 7596

10

Local storm report, Jul 23, 3:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
300 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

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

0405 PM     MARINE HAIL      2 SSW CAMP SEAGULL      34.95N  76.81W
07/22/2012  M0.75 INCH       AMZ135             NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MINNESOTT BEACH FERRY REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL AND A
            WIND GUST TO 62 MPH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1200347

DAG

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:54 AM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:24 AM 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	45 min
Jul 23, 2:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	29 min
Jul 23, 3:54 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		52 hr
Jul 23, 4:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell, Washington	54 min
Jul 23, 5:50 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		55 min
Jul 23, 5:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	66 min
Jul 23, 6:42 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		63 min
Jul 23, 7:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare, Hyde	57 min
Jul 23, 7:43 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		62 min
Jul 23, 7:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	58 min
Jul 23, 8:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	50 min
Jul 23, 8:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	63 min
Jul 23, 8:45 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
Jul 23, 9:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	45 min
Jul 23, 9:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	54 min
Jul 23, 10:04 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		56 min
Jul 23, 10:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	38 min
Jul 23, 4:33 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	MHX	Beaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more	25 hr
Jul 23, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene	38 min
Jul 23, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Greene, Pitt	52 min
Jul 23, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	62 min
Jul 23, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		34 min
Jul 23, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
Jul 23, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare	46 min
Jul 23, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		59 min
Jul 23, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		6 min
Jul 23, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Pitt	15 min
Jul 23, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	45 min
Jul 23, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
Jul 23, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	67 min
Jul 23, 7:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MHX	Dare	85 min
Jul 23, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pitt	66 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.