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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

March 1, 2017Washington County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2017, 11:43 PM EST for Washington County, North Carolina. It was in force for 62 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: Mar 1, 2017, 11:43 PM EST (04:43 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2017, 12:45 AM EST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Washington County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 308 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Mar 1, 10:51 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 10:51 PM EST, 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 3:01 PM EST, 8 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
301 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-022015-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico-Carteret-Onslow-
301 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A strong or severe storm is possible overnight ahead of a strong cold
front. The main threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Low temperatures are expected to be 25 to 32 degrees Friday night and
Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ103-104-022015-
Outer Banks Dare-Outer Banks Hyde-
301 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A strong or severe storm is possible overnight ahead of a strong cold
front. The main threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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, Mar 1, 10:41 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1041 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

NCZ029-044-020445-
Martin-Pitt-
1041 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PITT...AND MARTIN
COUNTIES...

At 1040 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Tarboro, moving east at 55 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Williamston, Robersonville, Jamesville, Fountain,
Hamilton, Oak City, Parmele, Everetts, Falkland, Hassell and
Beargrass.

Torrential rainfall with this storm will result in very poor
visibilities when driving, and may cause localized flooding. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

LAT...LON 3601 7721 3593 7719 3594 7705 3586 7703
      3590 7692 3581 7690 3585 7684 3588 7683
      3586 7677 3577 7681 3572 7711 3574 7717
      3570 7720 3562 7767 3566 7769 3580 7747
      3582 7735 3591 7734 3600 7741 3607 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 256DEG 47KT 3580 7756

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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 10:44 PM EST, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1044 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

NCZ044-079-020445-
Greene-Pitt-
1044 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENE...AND PITT COUNTIES...

At 1044 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fremont, or 7
miles north of Goldsboro, moving east at 55 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Washington, Winterville, Ayden, Farmville, Snow Hill,
East Carolina University, Pitt Greenville Airport, Dowdy Ficklen
Stadium, Grimesland, Simpson, Hookerton and Walstonburg.

Torrential rainfall with this storm will result in very poor
visibilities when driving, and may cause localized flooding. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3566 7769 3572 7717 3571 7719
      3564 7717 3560 7714 3560 7715 3552 7702
      3551 7707 3552 7705 3552 7707 3553 7706
      3555 7713 3552 7718 3549 7717 3538 7772
      3537 7780 3540 7780 3543 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 256DEG 46KT 3548 7794

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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 11:22 PM EST, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 11:28 PM EST, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 11:43 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 8:19 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		56 min
Mar 1, 10:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin	64 min
Mar 1, 10:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Pitt	61 min
Mar 1, 11:22 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow	53 min
Mar 2, 12:19 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico	41 min
Mar 2, 12:34 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		41 min
Mar 2, 12:34 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		56 min
Mar 2, 12:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell	65 min
Mar 2, 12:58 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	47 min
Mar 2, 1:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	32 min
Mar 2, 1:50 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	MHX		25 min
Mar 2, 3:23 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		45 hr

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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.