Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 31, 2013, 2:43 AM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 47 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2013, 2:43 AM EST (07:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 3:30 AM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pamlico County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2:47 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 47 | 1 S Bogue, NC | BOGUE FIELD KNJM REPORTED A 41 KNOT MARINE WIND GUST. |
| Jan 31, 2:51 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Bayboro, NC | DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTED A LARGE TREE DOWN THIS MORNING ON ALLIGATOR LOOP RD. REPORT RECEIVED FROM PAMLICO 911 CALL CENTER. |
| Jan 31, 2:58 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 52 | Cherry Point, NC | CHERRY POINT REPORTED A 45 KNOT GUST |
| Jan 31, 3:10 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 53 | Fort Macon, NC | WEATHERFLOW SENSOR IN FORT MACON OBSERVED A 46 KNOT MARINE WIND GUST. |
| Jan 31, 3:14 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 47 | Beaufort, NC | 41 KNOT GUST RECORDED AT MRH |
| Jan 31, 3:23 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 41 | Cape Lookout, NC | CAPE LOOKOUT REPORTED MARINE GUSTS TO 36 KNOTS. |
| Jan 31, 3:34 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 52 | Cedar Island, NC | MHX MARINE PLATFORM AT THE CEDAR ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL REPORTED A 45 KNOT MARINE GUST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 11:59 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838
WUUS52 KMHX 310743
SVRMHX
NCC013-031-049-137-310830-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0005.130131T0743Z-130131T0830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
243 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
PAMLICO COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA
CARTERET COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 330 AM EST
* AT 240 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH CREEK TO
ELLIS LAKE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOGUE INLET PIER...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVER ROAD TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HAVELOCK TO 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMP LEJEUNE MAIN
GATE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINNESOTT BEACH FERRY...CHERRY BRANCH FERRY TERMINAL...MOREHEAD
CITY...BEAUFORT...ORIENTAL...SOUTH RIVER...MERRIMON...MICHAEL J
SMITH AIRPORT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9.... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 7667 3464 7710 3501 7698 3492 7677
3501 7668 3496 7680 3505 7696 3540 7683
3531 7648 3517 7661 3508 7641 3495 7645
3504 7636 3499 7623 3468 7660 3490 7629
3490 7628 3458 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 272DEG 38KT 3539 7672 3484 7699
3458 7707
$$
261 follow-up statement
006
WWUS52 KMHX 310813
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
313 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
NCC013-049-137-310822-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130131T0830Z/
PAMLICO NC-BEAUFORT NC-CRAVEN NC-
313 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN...
SOUTHEASTERN BEAUFORT AND PAMLICO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEWPORT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3469 7667 3469 7668 3470 7669 3491 7666
3501 7664 3510 7647 3508 7642 3508 7641
3495 7645 3504 7636 3499 7623 3468 7660
3490 7629 3490 7628 3458 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 272DEG 38KT 3539 7632 3484 7660
3458 7668
$$
NCC031-310830-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130131T0830Z/
CARTERET NC-
313 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EST
FOR EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY...
AT 310 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES NORTH OF CEDAR ISLAND TO NORTH
RIVER TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF FORT MACON STATE PARK...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SWANQUARTER TO 8 MILES NORTH OF BEAUFORT TO 10 MILES
SOUTH OF MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...BETTIE...OPEN GROUNDS
FARM...PINEY ISLAND...OTWAY...HARKERS ISLAND...MARSHALLBERG...CAPE
LOOKOUT...DAVIS...STACY...SEA LEVEL.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3469 7667 3469 7668 3470 7669 3491 7666
3501 7664 3510 7647 3508 7642 3508 7641
3495 7645 3504 7636 3499 7623 3468 7660
3490 7629 3490 7628 3458 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 272DEG 38KT 3539 7632 3484 7660
3458 7668
$$
26What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 31, 1:10 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 1:10 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
110 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY. A DRY
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE AREA SATURDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TUESDAY AND CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
STRONG/POTENTIAL DAMMAGING WINDS ASSOCD WITH LINE OF HEAVY
SHOWERS NOW ENTERING WESTERN CWA. THIS LINE WILL NEED TO BE
WATCHED CLOSELY AS RECENT RADAR REFLECTIVITY EXHIBITING BOWING
SEGMENTS AND BROKEN S SIGNATURES INDICATIVE OF CELL ROTATION.
LTL IF ANY LIGHTNING EXPECTED WITH THE LINE BUT WILL ISSUE SVR
TSTM WARNINGS IF NECESSARY TO CONVEY THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT. THE
LINE WILL PUSH ACRS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS EXITING
OF THE OUTER BANKS AROUND 5 AM. EVEN OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE WINDS
WILL GUST 40-50 MPH IN THE STRONG OF SYNOPTIC FLOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TODAY/...
AS OF 345 PM WEDNESDAY...IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL BE
OFFSHORE BY 12Z BUT THERE COULD A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONG FOR THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR DUE TO THE LARGE ISALLOBARIC COMPONENT WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BETWEEN
7 AND 10 AM BUT IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY INLAND AND WINDY ALONG THE
COAST FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SKIES WILL CLEAR BUT POST FRONTAL COLD
ADVECTION WILL LIMIT HIGHS TO THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60.
&&
.LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM WED...BASED EXTENDED ON 00Z ECMWF AS IT MATCHED UP
WELL WITH HPC SURFACE DEPICTION THROUGH WED. MOST OF THE EXTENDED
WILL FEATURE DRY WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. LARGE AND
RATHER DEEP UPPER TROF WILL LIFT OUT FRIDAY WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF
ZONAL FLOW. HOWEVER A SHORT WAVE WILL ROTATE THROUGH AND
TEMPORARILY DIG THE TROF SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING OUT SUNDAY
WITH ZONAL FLOW RETURNING ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A
COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH ON FRIDAY WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF
COOL AIR. THE FRONT WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH SO
NO PRECIP IS FORECAST. NEXT IS A TROF WHICH PASSES THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS TIME IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE
FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. LASTLY...THE NEXT
COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH ON TUESDAY AND IT TOO HAS LIMITED
MOISTURE FOR ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS AND WINDS GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 KTS LIKELY
WITH NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SHOWERS PASSING OVER THE TAF LOCATIONS
THROUGH 3 OR 4 AM. POSTFRONTAL VFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY
10-12Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ALTHO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM WED...GENERALLY VFR AND DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD.
ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BEHIND
A DRY COLD FRONT...FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST 15-20 KNOTS. GUSTY
WINDS ON SATURDAY AS WELL...FROM THE WEST 15-20 KNOTS.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WINDS BEGINNING TO RAMP UP TO GALE FORCE AS THE LOW LEVEL JET
STRENGTHENS OVER THE COAST. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO
10 TO 16 FT OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS AFTER 10-11Z
WITH THE FLOW TURNING TO THE WEST AND BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
THURSDAY LATE MORNING REACHING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 6
TO 8 FT LATE IN THE DAY.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM WED...USED THE 00Z ECMWF WINDS FOR THE LONG TERM
MARINE PACKAGE. RATHER BREEZY THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG TERM. A
COUPLE OF SYSTEMS PASSING THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL
KEEP WINDS UP OVER THE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FORECAST
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. IT
APPEARS THE TWO BEST BOATING DAYS WILL BE SATURDAY AND MONDAY
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
DEVELOPING STRONG SSW FLOW WILL PUSH WATERS LEVELS TO 1 TO 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ALONG SOUNDSIDE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OUTER BANKS
TONIGHT. ALSO ROUGH SURF WILL DEVELOP ON THE SOUTHERN EXPOSED
BEACHES OF THE SOUTHERN OUTER BANKS AND CRYSTAL COAST AS NEAR SHORE
BREAKING WAVES BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY PROMPTING
THE ISSUANCE OF A HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ029-044>047-
079>081-090>094-098.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ095-
098-103-104.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ095-103-104.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR AMZ130-135-150-
152-154-156-158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JME
NEAR TERM...BTC/RF
SHORT TERM...JME
LONG TERM...HSA
AVIATION...BTC/RF/HSA
MARINE...BTC/RF/HSA
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 12:23 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1223 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-010530- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- 1223 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... 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. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ103-010530- OUTER BANKS DARE- 1223 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... 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. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .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. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ095-104-010530- CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1223 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... 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. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .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. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ098-010530- ONSLOW- 1223 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... 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. TORNADO WATCH. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .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. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 30, 11:34 PM EST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1134 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GREENVILLE 35.60N 77.37W
01/30/2013 M46 MPH PITT NC AWOS
46 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT KPGV
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1300020
TLLocal storm report, Jan 31, 12:34 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1234 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1133 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NEW BERN 35.12N 77.08W
01/30/2013 M46 MPH CRAVEN NC ASOS
46 MPH GUST MEASURED AT KEWN IN NEW BERN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1300021
DAGSpecial weather statement, Jan 31, 12:34 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1234 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
NCZ029-044-079-080-090>093-098-310700-
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-DUPLIN-GREENE-JONES-LENOIR-MARTIN-ONSLOW-PITT-
1234 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CRAVEN...DUPLIN...ONSLOW...
JONES...BEAUFORT...LENOIR...PITT...MARTIN AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH
200 AM EST...
AT 1231 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 54 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAK
CITY TO 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF CALYPSO TO 41 MILES WEST OF WALLACE...
OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISBURG TO 19
MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT OLIVE TO 41 MILES WEST OF WALLACE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...SNOW HILL...KINSTON...WARSAW...KENANSVILLE...RICHLANDS.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY 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 3519 7817 3520 7801 3516 7790
3518 7784 3537 7781 3557 7783 3580 7747
3583 7735 3591 7735 3600 7741 3608 7732
3601 7720 3593 7719 3593 7705 3534 7722
3447 7757 3472 7768 3471 7813 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 269DEG 32KT 3644 7806 3533 7836
3452 7867
26Local storm report, Jan 31, 1:33 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
133 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW BLIZZARDS CROSSRO 35.14N 77.91W
01/31/2013 M52 MPH DUPLIN NC CO-OP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER REPORTED A 52 MPH GUST NEAR MOUNT OLIVE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1300022
DAGLocal storm report, Jan 31, 2:22 AM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
222 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 AM MARINE TSTM WIND NEW RIVER 34.76N 77.41W
01/31/2013 M44 MPH ONSLOW NC ASOS
NEW RIVER AIR STATION KNCA OBSERVED A 38 KNOT MARINE
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1300023
DAGLocal storm report, Jan 31, 2:37 AM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
237 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM TSTM WND GST NEW BERN 35.12N 77.08W
01/31/2013 M54 MPH CRAVEN NC ASOS
NEW BERN ASOS REPORTED A 47 KNOT GUST.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1300024
DAGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 12:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow and 1 more | 86 min |
| Jan 31, 12:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow | 60 min |
| Jan 31, 1:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt | 67 min |
| Jan 31, 1:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir and 3 more | 60 min |
| Jan 31, 1:52 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 83 min | |
| Jan 31, 2:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pitt, Tyrrell and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jan 31, 2:06 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 84 min | |
| Jan 31, 2:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 63 min | |
| Jan 31, 2:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell | 63 min |
| Jan 31, 3:09 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 66 min | |
| Jan 31, 3:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 93 min | |
| Jan 31, 3:33 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 42 min | |
| Jan 31, 3:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 65 min |
| Jan 31, 10:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 28 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.