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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2017, 8:14 AM EDT for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 61 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 7, 2017, 8:14 AM EDT (12:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2017, 9:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Dare County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 7, 6:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:57 AM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 357 AM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-080800- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico- 357 AM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered strong to possibly severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon into this evening ahead of a weak cold front. Damaging wind gusts and torrential downpours will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected Tuesday. Locally heavy downpours likely in spots with minor poor drainage flooding possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ103-080800- Outer Banks Dare- 357 AM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM RODANTHE SOUTH... 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. Beach Hazards Statement. Scattered strong to possibly severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon into this evening ahead of a weak cold front. Damaging wind gusts and torrential downpours will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected Tuesday. Locally heavy downpours likely in spots with minor poor drainage flooding possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ095-098-104-080800- Carteret-Onslow-Outer Banks Hyde- 357 AM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING 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. Beach Hazards Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected Tuesday. Locally heavy downpours likely in spots with minor poor drainage flooding possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 8:14 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 814 AM EDT MON AUG 7 2017 NCZ046-047-081-103-071315- Mainland Dare-Mainland Hyde-Tyrrell-Outer Banks Dare- 814 AM EDT MON AUG 7 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLAND DARE...NORTHEASTERN MAINLAND HYDE...NORTHERN OUTER BANKS DARE AND SOUTHEASTERN TYRRELL COUNTIES... At 813 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near FORT LANDING, or 15 miles west of Stumpy Point, moving northeast at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Kill Devil Hills, Stumpy Point, Manns Harbor, Nags Head, Manteo, WHALEBONE, COLINGTON, FORT LANDING, BUFFALO CITY, Jockeys Ridge State Park, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Wright Brothers National Monument, Nags Head Fishing Pier, Wanchese, Bodie Island Lighthouse, Outer Banks Fishing 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 3554 7603 3570 7614 3605 7568 3566 7537 TIME...MOT...LOC 1213Z 238DEG 42KT 3567 7601 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 6, 8:13 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Aug 7, 10:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 41 min | |
| Aug 7, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Jones | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Onslow | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pamlico | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 35 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 41 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Currituck | 25 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.