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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

May 30, 20195 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2019, 8:54 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2019, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2019, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 61 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: 1381 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1359 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 30, 6:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
343 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

NCZ195-196-199-204-205-311945-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-
Hatteras Island-
343 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms will be possible late
Friday afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind gusts will be the
main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-311945-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
343 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated strong thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible late
this afternoon into early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms will be possible late
Friday afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind gusts will be the
main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 6:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 7:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 7:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 8:09 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 8:11 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 8:28 PM EDT, 26 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
May 30, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		53 min
May 30, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde, Tyrrell	64 min
May 30, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		58 min
May 30, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	47 min
May 30, 8:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Jones, Pamlico	39 min
May 30, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		35 min
May 30, 9:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Jones, Pamlico	46 min
May 30, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		49 min
May 30, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven, Jones, Pamlico	59 min
May 30, 11:01 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	21 hr
May 30, 11:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	41 min
May 31, 2:47 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		43 min
May 31, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin, Washington	42 min
May 31, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare	24 min
May 31, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	67 min
May 31, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Martin, Pitt	52 min
May 31, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		33 min
May 31, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Jones, Pamlico	44 min
May 31, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		24 min
May 31, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	49 min
May 31, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Washington	37 min
May 31, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		26 min
May 31, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow	46 min
May 31, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	43 min
May 31, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington	46 min
May 31, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		27 min
May 31, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		67 min
May 31, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		40 min
May 31, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		66 min
May 31, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene	66 min
May 31, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell	41 min
May 31, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	52 min
May 31, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		23 min
May 31, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		29 min
May 31, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		63 min
May 31, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Martin, Pitt	58 min
May 31, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pamlico	41 min
May 31, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Hyde, Pamlico, Pitt	48 min
May 31, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Greene, Martin, Pitt	39 min
May 31, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Martin, Pitt	46 min
May 31, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Martin	25 min
May 31, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		37 min
May 31, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Onslow	31 min
May 31, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico	45 min
May 31, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		58 min
May 31, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Washington	38 min
May 31, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Pitt, Washington	50 min
May 31, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		44 min
May 31, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		16 min
May 31, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	29 min
May 31, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Hyde	23 min
May 31, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		49 min
May 31, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	65 min
May 31, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Pitt	49 min
May 31, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde	60 min
May 31, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		42 min
May 31, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare, Hyde	47 min
May 31, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Greene, Pitt	57 min
May 31, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Greene, Pitt	39 min
May 31, 7:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Dare, Hyde	50 min
May 31, 7:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	45 min
May 31, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		47 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.