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Flood Watch 3, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

September 25, 20156 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this flood watch at Sep 25, 2015, 2:30 PM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 25, 2015, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired
Sep 27, 2015, 2:51 AM EDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Flood severity
None

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Sep 25, 2:17 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:17 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 25, 7:28 AM EDT, 7 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

NCZ103-261130-
OUTER BANKS DARE-
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT 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.

   BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER EASTERN NC TODAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A
THREAT AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED THREATS FOR HIGH SURF, RIP CURRENTS AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN NC THIS WEEKEND. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ098-261130-
ONSLOW-
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT 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.

   BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER EASTERN NC TODAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A
THREAT AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PERSISTENT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN NC THIS WEEKEND. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-261130-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER EASTERN NC TODAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A
THREAT AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN NC THIS WEEKEND. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ104-261130-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT 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.

   BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER EASTERN NC TODAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A
THREAT AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED THREATS FOR HIGH SURF, RIP CURRENTS AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN NC THIS WEEKEND. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-261130-
CARTERET-
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT 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.

   BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER EASTERN NC TODAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A
THREAT AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PERSISTENT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR SOUND SIDE FLOODING INTO THE
WEEKEND.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN NC THIS WEEKEND. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ093-094-261130-
CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
728 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER EASTERN NC TODAY AND CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME A
THREAT AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PERSISTENT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAY RESULT
IN ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ON THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND NEUSE
RIVER.

A MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN NC THIS WEEKEND. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 2:58 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX13 days
Sep 25, 5:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret62 min
Sep 25, 6:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret39 min
Sep 25, 9:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXCarteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and 1 more118 min
Sep 25, 10:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico and 2 more2 hr
Sep 25, 12:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXDare, Hyde117 min
Sep 25, 3:30 PM EDTGale WarningMHX36 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2015Every flood watch in 2015

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.