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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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
- Jul 8, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Dare County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 2712 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.5
The text
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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 Jul 8, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 926 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-091200- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico- 926 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop and move into the region this afternoon and tonight. Some storms may be severe with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. Storms will also produce heavy rain which could lead to localized flooding in low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the region Sunday. A few storms may become strong to marginally severe with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. Storms could also produce heavy rain which could lead to localized flooding in low lying areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ095-098-103-104-091200- Carteret-Onslow-Outer Banks Dare-Outer Banks Hyde- 926 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... 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. In addition...scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop and move into the region this afternoon and tonight. Some storms may be severe with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. Storms will also produce heavy rain which could lead to localized flooding in low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the region Sunday. A few storms may become strong to marginally severe with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. Storms could also produce heavy rain which could lead to localized flooding in low lying areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 520 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017 NCZ090>093-098-082215- Onslow-Jones-Craven-Lenoir-Duplin- 520 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN JONES... SOUTHWESTERN LENOIR...WEST CENTRAL CRAVEN...NORTHWESTERN ONSLOW AND CENTRAL DUPLIN COUNTIES... At 519 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rose Hill to near Beulaville. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with these storms. These storms will be near... Beulaville around 555 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Magnolia and Pink Hill. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 3516 7782 3519 7723 3488 7756 3484 7817 TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 238DEG 20KT 3489 7803 3496 7769 JBM
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 542 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017 NCZ103-082230- Outer Banks Dare- 542 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY... At 542 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Stumpy Point, moving east at 40 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Waves, Rodanthe and Hatteras Island Fishing Pier. 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 3579 7545 3557 7546 3556 7566 3574 7570 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 260DEG 35KT 3567 7560 Heden
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Jones | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| Jul 7, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow | 18 min |
| Jul 7, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 41 min | |
| Jul 7, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 61 min | |
| Jul 7, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Jul 7, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort | 64 min |
| Jul 7, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 12:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| Jul 8, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 64 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 44 min | |
| Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 64 min | |
| Jul 8, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 61 min | |
| Jul 8, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Dare | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 65 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.