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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

December 26, 2012Craven County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Dec 26, 2012, 1:02 PM EST for Craven County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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: Dec 26, 2012, 1:02 PM EST (18:02 UTC)
Expired: Dec 26, 2012, 1:45 PM EST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Craven 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 Dec 26, 10:56 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 10:56 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 10:26 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

NCZ046-047-081-095-271530-
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-
1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 699 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
AN ENHANCED THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

NCZ029-044-045-079-080-090>094-098-271530-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-ONSLOW-
1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 699 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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.

   TORNADO WATCH.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
AN ENHANCED THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

NCZ103-104-271530-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1026 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...TORNADO WATCH 699 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

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.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
AN ENHANCED THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST MAY PRODUCE
WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 2 FEET SOUNDSIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS LATE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 26, 9:48 AM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 26, 10:48 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 26, 11:14 AM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 26, 11:44 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 26, 11:47 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 26, 1:02 PM EST, 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
Dec 26, 9:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	27 min
Dec 26, 10:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	27 min
Dec 26, 11:05 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		25 min
Dec 26, 11:11 AM EST	Tornado Warning	MHX	Jones, Onslow	49 min
Dec 26, 11:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	46 min
Dec 26, 11:27 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		33 min
Dec 26, 12:10 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		20 min
Dec 26, 12:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		31 min
Dec 26, 12:20 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MHX	Carteret, Jones, Onslow	40 min
Dec 26, 1:06 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		24 min
Dec 26, 1:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort, Craven	51 min
Dec 26, 1:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	48 min
Dec 26, 1:35 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		25 min
Dec 26, 1:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret	31 min
Dec 26, 1:45 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
Dec 26, 1:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	38 min
Dec 26, 2:18 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		27 min
Dec 26, 2:25 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Martin, Pitt	65 min
Dec 26, 2:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret, Pamlico	63 min
Dec 26, 2:52 PM EST	Tornado Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven	23 min
Dec 26, 3:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	48 min
Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.