Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2015, 9:24 AM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 25, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 27 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2015, 9:24 AM EST (14:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Greene County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 8:16 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Farmville, NC | SNOW AND SLEET |
| Feb 25, 8:34 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Greenville, NC | MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW |
| Feb 25, 8:36 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Washington, NC | |
| Feb 25, 8:50 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Deep Run, NC | MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW |
| Feb 25, 8:53 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 3 E Greenville, NC | |
| Feb 25, 8:55 PM EST | SNOW 0 | La Grange, NC | MIX OF SNOW... SLEET AND RAIN |
| Feb 25, 9:01 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Greenville, NC | LIGHT SNOW |
| Feb 25, 9:01 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Kinston, NC | LIGHT SNOW |
| Feb 25, 9:09 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Greenville, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:10 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Winterville, NC | HEAVY SNOW |
| Feb 25, 9:11 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Grifton, NC | SNOW SLEET MIX |
| Feb 25, 9:13 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Ayden, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:16 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Farmville, NC | HEAVY SNOW |
| Feb 25, 9:20 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Washington, NC | HEAVY SNOW |
| Feb 25, 9:43 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Jamesville, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:45 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 3 N Greenville, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:47 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Greenville, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:50 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Williamston, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:54 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Grifton, NC | |
| Feb 25, 9:55 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Chocowinity, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Creswell, NC | |
| Feb 25, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Kinston, NC | MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Feb 25, 10:42 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Williamston, NC | HEAVY SNOW |
| Feb 25, 10:57 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Roper, NC | |
| Feb 26, 12:36 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Williamston, NC | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Williamston, NC | 911 CENTER REPORTED ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES MAINLY AROUND WILLIAMSTON AREA. |
| Feb 26, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Columbia, NC | ESTIMATED HALF AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
381 WWUS42 KMHX 251424 WSWMHX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 924 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT WITH POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT A LINGERING THREAT OF FROZEN OR FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ104-251530- /O.CAN.KMHX.WS.A.0002.150226T0000Z-150227T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS HYDE- 924 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. $$ NCZ029-044-045-079-080-091-252100- /O.UPG.KMHX.WS.A.0002.150226T0000Z-150227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-GREENE-BEAUFORT-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WASHINGTON... RIVER ROAD...KINSTON 924 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT AND GREENE COUNTIES. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SOME SLEET IS EXPECTED... POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS...GENERATORS...AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ046-047-081-090-092>095-098-103-252100- /O.UPG.KMHX.WS.A.0002.150226T0000Z-150227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WALLACE...WARSAW... ROSE HILL...KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 924 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...INLAND SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. OVER CARTERET COUNTY...ONLY MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS, GENERATORS, AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ 11
4 follow-up statements
584 WWUS42 KMHX 252039 WSWMHX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 339 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT WITH POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT A LINGERING THREAT OF FROZEN OR FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ046-260900- /O.UPG.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMHX.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ TYRRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLUMBIA 339 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLE SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...TYRRELL COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ029-044-045-079-080-091-260900- /O.CON.KMHX.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-GREENE-BEAUFORT-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WASHINGTON... RIVER ROAD...KINSTON 339 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT AND GREENE COUNTIES. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SOME SLEET IS EXPECTED... POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS...GENERATORS...AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ047-081-090-092>094-098-103-260900- /O.CON.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE... TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE... BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL... JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD... SOUTHERN SHORES 339 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ095-260900- /O.CON.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT 339 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...CARTERET COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ 11
394 WWUS42 KMHX 252108 WSWMHX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 408 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES THAT COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS MAINLY OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. MAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT A LINGERING THREAT OF LIGHT FROZEN OR FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ029-044>046-079-080-091-260900- /O.CON.KMHX.WS.W.0002.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...KINSTON 408 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...GREENE...BEAUFORT AND LENOIR COUNTIES. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THE PRECIPITATION COULD POSSIBLY BECOME MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS...GENERATORS...AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ047-081-090-092>094-098-103-260900- /O.CON.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE... TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE... BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL... JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD... SOUTHERN SHORES 408 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLAND DARE...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...JONES...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...ONSLOW AND OUTER BANKS DARE. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ095-260900- /O.CON.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.150226T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT 408 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...CARTERET COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$
987 WWUS42 KMHX 260336 WSWMHX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1036 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES THAT COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS MAINLY OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. MAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT A LINGERING THREAT OF LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING. NCZ095-260445- /O.CAN.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT 1036 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING AND ONLY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ029-044>046-079-080-091-261145- /O.CON.KMHX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...KINSTON 1036 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...GREENE... BEAUFORT AND LENOIR COUNTIES. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MARTIN COUNTY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS...GENERATORS...AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ047-081-090-092>094-098-103-261145- /O.CON.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE... TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE... BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL... JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD... SOUTHERN SHORES 1036 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLAND DARE...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...JONES... CRAVEN...PAMLICO...ONSLOW AND OUTER BANKS DARE. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...A COMBINATION OF RAIN...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$
774 WWUS42 KMHX 260922 WSWMHX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 422 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM EARLY THIS MORNING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA...BUT A THREAT OF MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WILL LINGER UNTIL MID-MORNING. NCZ047-103-261030- /O.CAN.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MAINLAND DARE-OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 422 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FREEZING OR FROZEN PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. $$ NCZ029-044>046-079-080-091-261500- /O.CON.KMHX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-LENOIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...KINSTON 422 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...GREENE... BEAUFORT AND LENOIR COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN WILL DIMINISH BY MID-MORNING. SOME LIGHT SLEET OR SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 AM. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-MORNING. STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS...GENERATORS...AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$ NCZ081-090-092>094-098-261500- /O.CON.KMHX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE... TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE... BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL... JACKSONVILLE 422 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...JONES... CRAVEN...PAMLICO...AND ONSLOW COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A RICHLANDS...NEW BERN...BAYBORO...SWANQUARTER LINE...WILL DIMINISH BY MID-MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET UNTIL 7 AM. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. NEVER USE A GENERATOR INDOORS. GAS GRILLS... GENERATORS... AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 25, 7:39 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 7:39 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
739 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE
COAST TONIGHT...AND OFFSHORE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 700 AM WEDNESDAY...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WITH UPDATE.
/PREVIOUSD DISCUSSION/
AS OF 400 AM WEDNESDAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
RESPITE TODAY. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPS RISING ABOVE FREEZING
WILL ALLOW SOME MELTING OF SNOW AND ICE COVER FROM TUESDAY EVENT.
LOWERED TEMPS SLIGHTLY TO AT OR BELOW COOLEST GDNC AS SNOW AND ICE
COVER WILL LIMIT HEATING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
AS OF 400 AM WEDNESDAY...KEPT WINTER STORM WATCH IN PLACE ALL
ZONES DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ON SNOW/ICE AMOUNTS. STILL EXPECT
ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER MAINLY NRN HALF OF AREA TO DEVELOP THIS
EVENING WITH GRADUAL CHANGE OR MIX WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT...WITH
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS LIKELY OVER NW SECTIONS...MAINLY
MARTIN...PITT...GREENE COUNTIES...BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE GIVEN
LACK OF SNOW AMOUNTS IN 00Z OPERATIONAL MODELS. MOST OF NRN HALF
OF AREA WILL LIKELY SEE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BUT
WILL LET DAY SHIFT HAVE A LOOK AT 12Z GDNC THIS MORNING FOR BETTER
TAKE ON WARNING/ADVISORY DECISION.
MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON SFC LOW RACING OUT OF N GULFMEX TO
JUST OFF HAT BY 12Z THU. PCPN WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING
AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. MAIN CHANGES TO FORECAST WERE TO INCREASE
POPS TO CATEGORICAL LATE EVENING ALL ZONES. PCPN DEVELOPING AS
MAINLY RAIN ALONG COAST WITH SNOW OR MIX MAINLY NW OF KENANSVILLE
TO MANTEO LINE. WARMING WITH ONSHORE FLOW AS LOW MOVES UP ALONG
COAST WILL RESULT IN CHANGE OR MIX WITH RAIN TO NEAR KINSTON-
COLUMBIA LINE BY MORNING...WITH NW INTERIOR SECTIONS SEEING MAINLY
SNOW WITH CHC OF FREEZING RAIN LATE.
ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO PREVIOUS FCST SNOW AMOUNTS WITH AMOUNTS
AROUND 4 INCHES PSBL FAR NW...AND 1 TO 2 NW OF KENANSVILLE TO
MANTEO LINE.
MIN TEMPS FROM UPR 20S INLAND TO MID 30S COAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 430 AM WED...LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST WILL MOVE OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECIP CHANCES DECREASE DURING THE DAY. WILL
CARRY A WINTERY MIX ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST AREAS THROUGH LATE
MORNING WITH RAIN ELSEWHERE. BY AROUND NOON TEMPS WARM ABOVE
FREEZING ALL AREAS AND WILL GO WITH RAIN THROUGHOUT. PRECIP WILL
END QUICKLY THURSDAY EVENING...AS SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST
AGAIN WITH RAIN ELSEWHERE. SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE MIDWEST FRIDAY
WILL MOVE EAST TO THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY AND OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY. TEMPS WILL STAY WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
SATURDAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND BEGINS SUNDAY AND CONTINUES INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTHERLY WITH THE HIGH OFF
THE COAST. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A
BACKDOOR FRONT DROPPING IN MONDAY AND LIFTING BACK NORTH TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /13Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 700 AM WEDNESDAY...IFR CIGS HAVE REDEVELOPED AT ALL BUT KPGV
PAST HOUR DUE TO LINGERING LOW LVL MSTR OVER SNOW/ICE PACK WITH
SOME MVFR VSBYS AS WELL. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO VFR
WITH HEATING BY 14Z.
VFR EXPECTED ALL SITES MID-MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING WITH WEAK
HIGH PRES OVER AREA. PRECIP EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS AREA DURING
EVENING WITH LOW PRES MOVING UP ALONG COAST WITH IFR CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING MOST SITES 03Z-06Z AND PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. KOAJ AND
KEWN WILL SEE MAINLY RAIN WHILE KISO AND KPGV WILL SEE SNOW.
NE WINDS 10-15 KT DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 430 AM WED...SUB-VFR CONDITIONS THURSDAY WITH MIXED WINTERY
PRECIP IN THE MORNING BECOMING ALL RAIN BY MIDDAY. ALL PRECIP WILL
END EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST MOVES
AWAY. MAINLY VFR FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
PASSING BY TO THE NORTH.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 700 AM WEDNESDAY...ALLOWED SCA FOR OUTER WATERS TO EXPIRE AT
700 AM...AND POSTED NEW SCA FOR ALL BUT RIVERS TONIGHT INTO AT
LEAST THURSDAY.
AS OF 400 AM WEDNESDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMISH
THIS MORNING BUT WAVE MODELS INDICATE SEAS OVER OUTER WATERS STILL
AROUND 6 FT EARLY...THUS CONTINUED SCA UNTIL 7 AM. BRIEF PERIOD OF
SUB-ADVISORY WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING
WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA. MODERATE TO STRONG N-NE WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRES MOVES UP
FROM NRN GULFMEX. MODELS HAVE TRENDED STRONGER WITH WINDS...WITH
NAM INDICATING GALES...AND BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FCST WITH SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR OUTER WATERS AND SOUNDS.
SEAS WILL DROP BELOW 6 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...AND TO 3-4 FT BY
EVENING...BUT QUICKLY BUILD TO 5-8 FT OVERNIGHT WITH INCREASING
N-NE WINDS.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 430 AM WED...A SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE LONG TERM. LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST THURSDAY
WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS
BY TO THE NORTH FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
DECREASE BEGINNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES
AWAY. FLOW WILL BE NORTHERLY THROUGH FRIDAY...VEERING TO
NORTHEAST SATURDAY AND FINALLY TO EAST THEN SOUTH ON SUNDAY WITH
THE HIGH OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR AMZ135.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR AMZ130.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY
FOR AMZ150.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR AMZ152-154.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR AMZ156.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR AMZ158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JBM
NEAR TERM...JBM
SHORT TERM...JBM
LONG TERM...HSA
AVIATION...JBM/HSA
MARINE...JBM/HSAHazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 6:04 AM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 NCZ104-261115- OUTER BANKS HYDE- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING DUE TO PATCHY BLACK ICE. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ103-261115- OUTER BANKS DARE- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING DUE TO PATCHY BLACK ICE. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ045>047-080-081-261115- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED HIGHWAYS. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ029-044-079-261115- MARTIN-PITT-GREENE- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED HIGHWAYS. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ090-091-261115- DUPLIN-LENOIR- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED HIGHWAYS. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ098-261115- ONSLOW- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED HIGHWAYS. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ095-261115- CARTERET- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED HIGHWAYS. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ092>094-261115- JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- 604 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED HIGHWAYS. .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. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 6:17 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 617 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-251600- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE... NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 617 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. MANY SECONDARY AND RURAL ROADS REMAIN ICY AND SNOW COVERED...AND ANY CLEARED PRIMARY ROADS WILL LIKELY HAVE PATCHY BLACK ICE. EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 11 AM. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DRIVE DEFENSIVELY...AND AVOID SUDDEN STOPS OR ACCELERATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 7:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Feb 25, 9:24 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MHX | Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, Pamlico, Tyrrell | 25 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Every winter storm warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.