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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

August 2, 2016Dare County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2016, 1:24 PM EDT for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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
Aug 2, 2016, 1:24 PM EDT (17:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Dare County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 270 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2016-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
270 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Aug 2, 1:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 4:13 AM EDT, 9 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
413 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-030815-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
413 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. SOME STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-098-103-104-030815-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
413 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 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.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. SOME STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 11:13 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1113 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

NCZ103-021545-
OUTER BANKS DARE-
1113 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN OUTER BANKS DARE
COUNTY...

AT 1113 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN
SHORES...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRANDY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHERN SHORES...WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MONUMENT...
DUCK COE PIER AND AVALON PIER.

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 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3599 7556 3600 7579 3608 7579 3609 7574
      3612 7575 3613 7575 3611 7574 3614 7575
      3621 7577 3621 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 277DEG 10KT 3611 7574

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 11:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
124 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

NCZ047-103-021800-
OUTER BANKS DARE-WESTERN DARE-
124 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL MAINLAND DARE AND
EAST CENTRAL OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTIES...

AT 123 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE...MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OREGON INLET TO SALVO...INCLUDING THE HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER.

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 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3577 7545 3550 7546 3547 7561 3549 7561
      3559 7556 3569 7559 3558 7566 3557 7569
      3572 7576 3579 7547
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 337DEG 5KT 3569 7561

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXHyde50 min
Aug 2, 4:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXDare110 min
Aug 2, 11:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCurrituck32 min
Aug 2, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCurrituck32 min
Aug 2, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX42 min
Aug 2, 12:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXDare2 hr
Aug 2, 12:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare28 min
Aug 2, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX66 min
Aug 2, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare46 min
Aug 2, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX59 min
Aug 2, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX47 min
Aug 2, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXTyrrell62 min
Aug 2, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin41 min
Aug 2, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXTyrrell, Washington67 min
Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin, Tyrrell, Washington46 min
Aug 2, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXBeaufort26 min
Aug 2, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Martin, Pitt, Washington111 min
Aug 2, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXBeaufort, Hyde, Martin43 min
Aug 2, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPamlico42 min
Aug 2, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones25 min
Aug 2, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret52 min
Aug 2, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX42 min
Aug 2, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXOnslow42 min
Aug 2, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret41 min
Aug 2, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret, Onslow58 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.