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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 11, 2015Tyrrell County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2015, 2:40 PM EDT for Tyrrell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2015, 2:40 PM EDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2015, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Tyrrell County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 11, 1:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 137 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1178 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What 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 Jul 11, 2:11 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 2:11 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 12:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1238 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-121645-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
1238 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO A WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. SHOULD STORMS BECOME SEVERE, THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

NCZ103-104-121645-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1238 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO A WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. SHOULD STORMS BECOME SEVERE, THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
115 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

NCZ080-111800-
BEAUFORT-
115 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

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

AT 113 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR GOOSE CREEK STATE
PARK...OR 7 MILES EAST OF RIVER ROAD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

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

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3559 7653 3553 7654 3556 7666 3552 7663
      3551 7672 3548 7660 3539 7658 3533 7662
      3534 7669 3543 7665 3534 7670 3535 7696
      3544 7696 3545 7684 3548 7695 3559 7695
      3563 7660
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 268DEG 14KT 3551 7686

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
117 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

NCZ046-047-111800-
TYRRELL-WESTERN DARE-
117 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND DARE AND
NORTHEASTERN TYRRELL COUNTIES...

AT 117 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR COLUMBIA...OR 21 MILES
SOUTH OF WEEKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBIA.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3596 7594 3595 7594 3596 7606 3592 7607
      3595 7612 3591 7607 3593 7602 3587 7604
      3587 7599 3593 7593 3579 7590 3579 7599
      3585 7599 3587 7610 3585 7606 3579 7606
      3579 7623 3597 7628 3600 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 260DEG 8KT 3589 7617

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:07 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:28 PM EDT, 12 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
Jul 10, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	49 min
Jul 10, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		41 min
Jul 11, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	45 min
Jul 11, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	43 min
Jul 11, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		58 min
Jul 11, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		66 min
Jul 11, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico	62 min
Jul 11, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Washington	53 min
Jul 11, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	62 min
Jul 11, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		34 min
Jul 11, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pamlico	41 min
Jul 11, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	43 min
Jul 11, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		40 min
Jul 11, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	53 min
Jul 11, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	61 min
Jul 11, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		46 min
Jul 11, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	46 min
Jul 11, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		54 min
Jul 11, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Washington	65 min
Jul 11, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	40 min
Jul 11, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	60 min
Jul 11, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare	19 min
Jul 11, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		48 min
Jul 11, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		65 min
Jul 11, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	37 min
Jul 11, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		57 min
Jul 11, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		64 min
Jul 11, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		67 min
Jul 11, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		59 min
Jul 11, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	58 min
Jul 11, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.