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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

August 6, 2015Duplin County, Onslow County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2015, 6:55 PM EDT for Duplin County, Onslow 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.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2015, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Counties Duplin County, NC, Onslow County, NC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 6:16 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:16 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 3:32 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
332 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-098-071945-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW-
332 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION AGAIN FRIDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING
ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-103-104-071945-
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
332 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE LOOKOUT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION AGAIN FRIDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING
ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
340 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

NCZ079-090-091-062045-
GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-
340 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DUPLIN...WESTERN
LENOIR...AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 339 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF GOLDSBORO TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WARSAW TO 10 MILES EAST OF AMMON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINSTON...WALLACE...WARSAW...LA GRANGE...MOUNT OLIVE...ROSE HILL...
SNOW HILL...KENANSVILLE...HARRELLS...KINSTON REGIONAL JETPORT...
FAISON...MAGNOLIA...GREENEVERS...PINK HILL...CALYPSO...HOOKERTON AND
TEACHEY.

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

LAT...LON 3490 7815 3519 7816 3518 7808 3519 7802
      3517 7797 3517 7793 3515 7789 3518 7784
      3534 7782 3538 7780 3543 7783 3552 7782
      3552 7755 3509 7764 3501 7773 3499 7772
      3473 7793 3471 7798 3473 7801 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 268DEG 22KT 3533 7810 3510 7821 3483 7840

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 4:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 4:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:55 PM EDT, 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
Aug 6, 5:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		24 hr
Aug 6, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	32 min
Aug 6, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	57 min
Aug 6, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Jones	32 min
Aug 6, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin, Greene, Lenoir	65 min
Aug 6, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Duplin, Lenoir	43 min
Aug 6, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir	59 min
Aug 6, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		36 min
Aug 6, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven, Jones, Onslow	49 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.