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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

March 28, 2017Craven County, Jones County, Onslow County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2017, 4:52 PM EDT for Craven County, Jones County, Onslow County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 2017, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Craven County, NC, Jones County, NC, Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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
Mar 28, 4:59 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Pollocksville, NC	ESTIMATED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT CONVENIENCE STORE IN POLLOCKSVILLE.
Mar 28, 4:59 PM EDT	HAIL 2	Pollocksville, NC	ESTIMATED 2 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN POLLOCKSVILLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 28, 5:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.5	Pollocksville, NC	PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL AT HWY 58 AND HWY 17 FROM 450 PM TO 510 PM. DAMAGED WINDSHIELD.

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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 26 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 87 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -180 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 951 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

583 
WUUS52 KMHX 282052
SVRMHX
NCC049-103-133-282130-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0002.170328T2052Z-170328T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
452 PM EDT TUE MAR 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
  South central Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
  Northeastern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 530 PM EDT

* At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
  of River Bend, or 12 miles southwest of New Bern, moving southeast 
  at 30 mph. Recently, quarter size hail was reported with this 
  storm in Trenton, Jones County.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  New Bern, Havelock, James City, Trent Woods, River Bend, Maysville,
  Neuse Forest and Pollocksville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 7737 3515 7721 3499 7685 3497 7681
      3481 7699 3480 7708 3480 7711 3481 7712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 298DEG 28KT 3501 7726 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SGK

1 follow-up statement

417 
WWUS52 KMHX 282108
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
508 PM EDT TUE MAR 28 2017

NCC133-282117-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170328T2130Z/
Onslow NC-
508 PM EDT TUE MAR 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ONSLOW COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3496 7728 3505 7711 3499 7697 3493 7685
      3481 7699 3480 7711
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 298DEG 28KT 3495 7713 

$$

NCC049-103-282130-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170328T2130Z/
Jones NC-Craven NC-
508 PM EDT TUE MAR 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES AND SOUTH CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTIES...

At 507 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Maysville, or 
10 miles southwest of James City, moving southeast at 30 mph. This 
storm has a history of producing quarter size hail.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
New Bern, Havelock and Neuse Forest. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3496 7728 3505 7711 3499 7697 3493 7685
      3481 7699 3480 7711
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 298DEG 28KT 3495 7713 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SGK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Jones, Lenoir	46 min
Mar 28, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Jones, Lenoir	46 min
Mar 28, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Lenoir	45 min
Mar 28, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	60 min
Mar 28, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin	62 min
Mar 28, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.