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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 5, 2016Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2016, 8:27 PM EDT for Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2016, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Counties Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC

The radar

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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 Jul 5, 8:13 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 8:13 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:08 AM EDT, 16 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
408 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2016

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-060815-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
408 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT 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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR
MUCH OF THIS WEEK AS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER
IS EXPECTED. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ESPECIALLY FOR MID TO
LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-060815-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
408 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...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.

THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX
VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 103 DEGREES ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR
MUCH OF THIS WEEK AS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER
IS EXPECTED. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ESPECIALLY FOR MID TO
LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-098-060815-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-
408 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT 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.
   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR
MUCH OF THIS WEEK AS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER
IS EXPECTED. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ESPECIALLY FOR MID TO
LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
641 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2016

NCZ029-044-079-080-052330-
BEAUFORT-GREENE-PITT-MARTIN-
641 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
BEAUFORT...NORTH CENTRAL GREENE...MARTIN AND NORTHERN PITT
COUNTIES...

AT 636 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF WINDSOR TO 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ROCKY MOUNT TO 7 MILES EAST OF WILSON TO NEAR FARMVILLE.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...WILLIAMSTON...FARMVILLE...ROBERSONVILLE...PITT GREENVILLE
AIRPORT...DOWDY FICKLEN STADIUM...EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY...GRIMESLAND...
FOUNTAIN...SIMPSON...HAMILTON...OAK CITY...PARMELE...EVERETTS...FALKLAND...
HASSELL AND BEARGRASS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3606 7732 3601 7721 3595 7720 3593 7719
      3593 7703 3586 7704 3586 7701 3585 7701
      3585 7702 3564 7711 3556 7711 3557 7759
      3563 7773 3576 7752 3580 7747 3582 7735
      3591 7734 3600 7741 3607 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 279DEG 19KT 3609 7698 3602 7765 3570 7780 3563
7753

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:07 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:15 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:27 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXTyrrell53 min
Jul 5, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXBeaufort, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow60 min
Jul 5, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare41 min
Jul 5, 9:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret, Onslow, Pamlico62 min
Jul 5, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare37 min
Jul 6, 5:11 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX3 hr
Jul 6, 5:37 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones and 6 more13 hr
Jul 6, 10:26 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX12 hr
Jul 6, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin, Lenoir55 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.