Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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WWUS52 KMHX 202030
SVSMHX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
430 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCC013-095-137-202045-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-150620T2045Z/
PAMLICO NC-MAINLAND HYDE NC-BEAUFORT NC-
430 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PAMLICO...SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND HYDE AND
SOUTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES...

AT 429 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AURORA FERRY TERMINAL...OR 22 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF RIVER ROAD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN PAMLICO...SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND HYDE AND SOUTHEASTERN
BEAUFORT COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3530 7649 3530 7671 3537 7671 3534 7662
      3542 7669 3537 7663 3542 7666 3544 7659
      3533 7659 3533 7655 3543 7653 3544 7656
      3546 7647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 271DEG 10KT 3534 7666 

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
400 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A PROLONGED HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK AS A
STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ANCHORED OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SEVERAL COLD FRONTS MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/...
AS OF 159 PM SAT...REMNANTS OF TD BILL WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA
TONIGHT WITH SOME EFFECT ON THE SENSIBLE WEATHER. MID AND UPPER
LEVEL ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH BILL WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL HELP MAINTAIN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS....ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN SECTIONS. DECREASING CHANCES
AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WILL CARRY A SMALL CHANCE INTO THE SUNRISE
HOURS AS UPPER ENERGY MOVES OFFSHORE. PRECIPITABLE WATERS
APPROACHING 2 INCHES SO HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE IN STORMS. HEAT
ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM FOR APPARENT TEMPERATURES NEAR 105
DEGREES IN SOUTHWEST COUNTIES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM SAT...SUBSIDENCE AND LOWER DEEP LAYER MOISTURE BEHIND
THE DEPARTING REMNANTS OF TD BILL WILL HELP TO SUPPRESS STORM
ACTIVITY ON SUNDAY. RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA WITH
8H TEMPERATURES 21-22C HELPING AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO
THE UPPER 90S AWAY FROM THE WATERS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 4 PM FRI...OPPRESSIVELY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WITH RECORD
OR NEAR RECORD HIGHS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.
MODELS GENERALLY INDICATE DIURNAL CONVECTIVE THREAT THROUGH MID
WEEK...THEN A BETTER CHANCE OF ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS THE
END OF THE WORK WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. HOTTEST TEMPS EXPECTED
SUN- WED WITH 95-100 INLAND EACH DAY. HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY
REACH 105+ DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF E NC.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...HOT TEMPS CONTINUING EACH DAY. 850-700
MB RIDGING WITH 850 TEMPS INCREASING TO 20-22 DEGREES C SUPPORT
MAX TEMPS 95-100 F INLAND EACH DAY. CURRENT GUIDANCE INDICATES
HEAT INDICES 105-110 EACH DAY WHICH SUPPORTS WPC HEAT INDEX PROBS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GENERAL MOS BLEND FOR THE EXTENDED WITH
GFS/ECM MOS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MET MOS A BIT COOL BIASED.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONGST MED/LONG RANGE
GUIDANCE IN BRINGING A WEAKENING COLD FRONT IN FROM THE NORTH AND
WASHING OUT OVER E NC. CONTINUED TO HEDGE TOWARDS A BLEND FOR THE
EXTENDED WITH CHANCE POPS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS THOUGH STILL
ABOVE NORMAL. HIGH TEMPS LIKELY IN THE 90S THOUGH MORE
UNCERTAINTY DUE TO POSSIBLE CONVECTION AND CLOUDS KEEPING TEMPS A
BIT LOWER.

BEYOND THURSDAY...LARGER SPREAD IN DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE
SUITE WITH SOME INDICATION OF A BREAK DOWN OF THE UPR RIDGE IN
THE SOUTHEAST BEING REPLACED BY LONG WAVE TROUGHING...WHICH WOULD
FINALLY BRING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WAVE. HAVE INDICATED
UNCERTAINTY WITH TEMPS FCST MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN THE UPR 80S TO
NEAR 90 AND LOWS IN THE LOW/MID 70S.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
AS OF 129 PM SAT...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TAF SITES. SCATTERED CONVECTION
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF A STORM MOVES ACROSS A TAF
SITE...WILL HAVE SUB VFR CONDITIONS. NOT EXPECTED FOG OR STRATUS IN
THE PREDAWN HOURS.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 4 PM SAT...VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. ONLY EXCEPTIONS WILL BE
IN SCATTERED MAINLY DIURNAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND IN ANY
LATE NIGHT/EARLY AM FOG IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN DURING THE DAY.
SURFACE FLOW MAINLY SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BY NIGHT AND 5-15
KNOTS DURING THE DAY.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND SUNDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM SAT...SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS WILL START THE FORECAST PERIOD THIS EVENING.
REMNANTS OF TD BILL WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. GRADIENT
BETWEEN THIS LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE WILL
INCREASE WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 6 FEET
STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MUCH OF SUNDAY. GRADIENT WILL START TO RELAX SUNDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 4 PM SAT...MAINLY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
WEEK. RATHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS BETWEEN OREGON INLET AND CAPE LOOKOUT INTO MONDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND EAST- WEST JUST TO THE SOUTH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. BY WEDNESDAY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH WILL
SINK INTO THE AREA AND STALL. GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP A BIT ONCE
AGAIN TUESDAY AHEAD OF IT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WITH MARGINAL
SMALL CRAFT ADV WINDS AND SEAS. WINDS MAY SWITCH DIRECTION TO THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK THOUGH STILL MUCH
UNCERTAINTY IF THE STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY: 6/20

LOCATION-----TEMP/YEAR--NOTES
NEW BERN       98/1994  (KEWN ASOS)
HATTERAS       92/2011  (KHSE ASOS)
GREENVILLE     99/1970  (COOP - NOT KPGV ASOS)
MOREHEAD CITY  93/2011  (COOP - NOT KMRH ASOS)
KINSTON       104/1924  (COOP - NOT KISO ASOS)
JACKSONVILLE   97/1994  (KNCA AWOS)

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY: 6/21

LOCATION-----TEMP/YEAR--NOTES
NEW BERN       99/1990  (KEWN ASOS)
HATTERAS       90/1994  (KHSE ASOS)
GREENVILLE    102/1964  (COOP - NOT KPGV ASOS)
MOREHEAD CITY  92/2011  (COOP - NOT KMRH ASOS)
KINSTON       105/1924  (COOP - NOT KISO ASOS)
JACKSONVILLE  101/1990  (KNCA AWOS)

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY: 6/22

LOCATION-----TEMP/YEAR--NOTES
NEW BERN       97/1994  (KEWN ASOS)
HATTERAS       92/1994  (KHSE ASOS)
GREENVILLE    102/1933  (COOP - NOT KPGV ASOS)
MOREHEAD CITY  94/1994  (COOP - NOT KMRH ASOS)
KINSTON       100/1952  (COOP - NOT KISO ASOS)
JACKSONVILLE  100/1981  (KNCA AWOS)

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY: 6/23

LOCATION-----TEMP/YEAR--NOTES
NEW BERN       98/1988  (KEWN ASOS)
HATTERAS       88/1996  (KHSE ASOS)
GREENVILLE    100/1933  (COOP - NOT KPGV ASOS)
MOREHEAD CITY  95/1988  (COOP - NOT KMRH ASOS)
KINSTON       102/1911  (COOP - NOT KISO ASOS)
JACKSONVILLE   99/2010  (KNCA AWOS)

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ079-090>093-
     098.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
     AMZ135-150-152-154-156-158.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CCG
NEAR TERM...CCG
SHORT TERM...CCG
LONG TERM...TL
AVIATION...CCG/TL
MARINE...CCG/TL
CLIMATE...MHX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
404 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-104-210815-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
404 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MARGINAL THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-210815-
OUTER BANKS DARE-
404 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK 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.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

THERE IS A MARGINAL THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
258 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ092-093-098-202000-
ONSLOW-JONES-CRAVEN-
258 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN
ONSLOW...SOUTHEASTERN JONES AND SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTIES...

AT 257 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER PINEY GREEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...PINEY GREEN...JAMES CITY...
PUMPKIN CENTER...TRENT WOODS...RIVER BEND...SWANSBORO...MAYSVILLE...
NEUSE FOREST...COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT...FAIRFIELD HARBOUR
AND POLLOCKSVILLE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3474 7735 3477 7744 3520 7721 3510 7703
      3510 7705 3509 7705 3506 7700 3509 7700
      3506 7695 3506 7697 3505 7698 3505 7699
      3500 7698 3496 7690 3480 7710 3479 7716
      3476 7715 3467 7726
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 213DEG 19KT 3479 7731

TL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
327 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ080-202015-
BEAUFORT-
327 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTY...

AT 325 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 8 MILES WEST OF AURORA
FERRY TERMINAL...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVER ROAD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAYVIEW FERRY TERMINAL...AURORA FERRY TERMINAL...GOOSE CREEK STATE
PARK AND AURORA.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3561 7681 3551 7666 3551 7672 3550 7672
      3550 7665 3543 7659 3540 7662 3541 7666
      3543 7665 3542 7675 3538 7675 3536 7670
      3533 7678 3532 7677 3534 7673 3526 7684
      3535 7703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 222DEG 12KT 3534 7688

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
356 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ029-045-080-202045-
WASHINGTON-BEAUFORT-MARTIN-
356 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN AND NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES...

AT 355 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WASHINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JAMESVILLE.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3569 7665 3557 7700 3562 7707 3583 7690
      3582 7690 3581 7688 3583 7685
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 222DEG 18KT 3562 7700

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ080-202115-
BEAUFORT-
412 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BEAUFORT
COUNTY...

AT 410 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR GOOSE CREEK
STATE PARK...OR NEAR RIVER ROAD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELHAVEN...BAYVIEW FERRY TERMINAL...AURORA FERRY TERMINAL AND GOOSE
CREEK STATE PARK.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3554 7658 3553 7662 3556 7665 3554 7666
      3554 7664 3553 7663 3552 7666 3551 7672
      3551 7664 3548 7660 3546 7662 3527 7664
      3536 7701 3545 7702 3546 7698 3543 7696
      3548 7693 3547 7693 3559 7657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 262DEG 14KT 3542 7694

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