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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

May 31, 20194 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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 31, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2019, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC, Jones County, NC, Pamlico County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 31, 1:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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: 956 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1247 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 142 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 4.0

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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 31, 1:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 1:50 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:22 AM EDT, 9 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
422 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

NCZ205-010830-
Hatteras Island-
422 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH 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.

   Beach Hazards Statement.
   Moderate Rip Current Risk.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are
likely late this afternoon into this evening. Damaging wind gusts
and large hail will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ195-196-204-010830-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Ocracoke Island-
422 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT 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.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are
likely late this afternoon into this evening. Damaging wind gusts
and large hail will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ199-010830-
Coastal Onslow-
422 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT 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.

   Moderate Rip Current Risk.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are
likely late this afternoon into this evening. Damaging wind gusts
and large hail will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-010830-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
422 AM EDT Fri May 31 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are
likely late this afternoon into this evening. Damaging wind gusts
and large hail will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 12:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 12:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 1:48 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 1:53 PM EDT, 8 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, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow	51 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, 2:06 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.