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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 24, 2012Onslow County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2012, 2:04 AM EDT for Onslow 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
Jul 24, 2012, 2:04 AM EDT (06:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2012, 3:00 AM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 46 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2012-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1760 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2012-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1760 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.8

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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 24, 1:31 AM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 1:31 AM EDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:40 PM EDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
440 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-242045-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
440 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT INDEX VALUES
ABOVE 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-242045-
CARTERET-
440 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

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 DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.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.
   HEAT ADVISORY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT INDEX VALUES
ABOVE 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ098-242045-
ONSLOW-
440 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...

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 DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT INDEX VALUES
ABOVE 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-242045-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
440 PM EDT MON JUL 23 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 DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.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.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 12:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 24, 12:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1229 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

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

0715 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND JENNETTES PIER          35.91N  75.59W
07/23/2012  M40 MPH          DARE               NC   WEATHER FLOW

            WEATHERFLOW SENSOR ON JENNETTES PIER OBSERVED A 35 KNOT
            MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1200358

DAG
Local storm report, Jul 24, 12:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 1:17 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:04 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
204 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

NCZ092-093-098-240700-
CRAVEN-JONES-ONSLOW-
204 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CRAVEN...ONSLOW AND JONES
COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM EDT...

AT 204 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PETERSBURG TO 12 MILES WEST
OF HAWS RUN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HALF MOON TO 12 MILES EAST OF WALLACE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...RICHLANDS...CATHERINE
LAKE...HALF MOON...HAWS RUN...DIXON...DEPPE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF 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 3458 7762 3472 7769 3493 7765 3498 7768
      3500 7766 3497 7698 3479 7712 3479 7717
      3477 7715 3477 7716 3476 7714 3453 7732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 275DEG 18KT 3493 7754 3470 7775

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXGreene60 min
Jul 23, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Pamlico44 min
Jul 23, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDuplin, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt64 min
Jul 23, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX88 min
Jul 23, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and 3 more53 min
Jul 23, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare47 min
Jul 23, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXTyrrell39 min
Jul 23, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCarteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico60 min
Jul 23, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX65 min
Jul 23, 11:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow54 min
Jul 23, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXGreene, Pitt37 min
Jul 24, 12:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXBeaufort, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico57 min
Jul 24, 1:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX47 min
Jul 24, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPamlico58 min
Jul 24, 3:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret, Jones67 min
Jul 24, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDuplin, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt60 min
Jul 24, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and 4 more59 min
Jul 24, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDuplin, Onslow49 min
Jul 24, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX62 min
Jul 24, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Onslow and 3 more58 min
Jul 24, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX61 min
Jul 24, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCarteret56 min
Jul 24, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX67 min
Jul 24, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX54 min
Jul 24, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDare32 min
Jul 24, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX42 min
Jul 24, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX37 min

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Sources

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