Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Watches in 2018
Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this flash flood watch at Dec 13, 2018, 2:56 AM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 14, 2018, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2018, 2:56 AM EST (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2018, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2018, 2:50 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Dec 13, 12:19 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 12:19 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 3:24 PM EST, 11 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 324 PM EST Wed Dec 12 2018 NCZ029-044>046-079-090-091-132030- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Greene-Duplin-Lenoir- 324 PM EST Wed Dec 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A strong storm system will bring heavy rainfall to the area Friday and Saturday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain, widespread 2 to 4 inches, are likely which could result in minor flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ047-080-081-092>095-098-103-104-132030- Mainland Dare-Beaufort-Mainland Hyde-Jones-Craven-Pamlico-Carteret- Onslow-Outer Banks Dare-Outer Banks Hyde- 324 PM EST Wed Dec 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A strong storm system will bring heavy rainfall to the area Friday and Saturday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain, widespread 2 to 4 inches, are likely which could result in minor flooding. Isolated strong thunderstorms will also be possible along the coast. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 7:46 PM EST | River Flood Warning | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Pitt | 11 days |
| Dec 13, 6:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 6 days |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.