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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2016, 9:47 PM EDT for Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2016, 9:47 PM EDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Beaufort County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1356 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 9:11 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 911 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 NCZ029-044-079-091-250115- MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-LENOIR- 911 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 291 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AS A FRONT DROPS INTO THE REGION. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ045>047-080-081-090-092>094-250115- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-JONES- CRAVEN-PAMLICO- 911 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AS A FRONT DROPS INTO THE REGION. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ095-098-103-104-250115- CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 911 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE, WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. .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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AS A FRONT DROPS INTO THE REGION. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 9:12 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
912 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
NCZ029-044-079-080-240145-
BEAUFORT-GREENE-PITT-MARTIN-
912 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT...CENTRAL
GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN AND PITT COUNTIES...
AT 912 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PITT GREENVILLE
AIRPORT...OR NEAR GREENVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...WASHINGTON...WINTERVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...FARMVILLE...BETHEL...
ROBERSONVILLE...PITT GREENVILLE AIRPORT...DOWDY FICKLEN STADIUM...EAST
CAROLINA UNIVERSITY...CHOCOWINITY...WASHINGTON PARK...GRIMESLAND...
FOUNTAIN...SIMPSON...PARMELE...WALSTONBURG...EVERETTS...FALKLAND AND
BEARGRASS.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY CAN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN NEWPORT.
LAT...LON 3590 7703 3589 7703 3586 7704 3586 7702
3552 7694 3547 7772 3560 7778 3576 7752
3580 7747 3581 7742 3583 7739 3582 7735
3586 7735 3594 7705
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 262DEG 28KT 3567 7743
DAGSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 9:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 947 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 NCZ044-080-081-094-240215- BEAUFORT-PITT-MAINLAND HYDE-PAMLICO- 947 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEAUFORT...NORTHEASTERN PAMLICO...WESTERN MAINLAND HYDE AND EASTERN PITT COUNTIES... AT 947 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIVER ROAD... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...BELHAVEN...AURORA FERRY TERMINAL...GOOSE CREEK STATE PARK...BAYVIEW FERRY TERMINAL...CHOCOWINITY...AURORA...WASHINGTON PARK AND PANTEGO. SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS... POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 3556 7652 3524 7664 3542 7718 3567 7706 TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 288DEG 36KT 3550 7705 DAG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene, Martin, Pitt | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Jones | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 89 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.