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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this flash flood watch at May 20, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT for 9 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2020, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pitt County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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 May 20, 1:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 1:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:05 AM EDT, 10 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 NCZ205-210915- Hatteras Island- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...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. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Long period swells will bring the potential for strong rip currents, ocean overwash, beach erosion and high surf to area beaches through at least Thursday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected Thursday into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ204-210915- Ocracoke Island- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... 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. High Surf Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Increased swells will bring the potential for strong rip currents, ocean overwash, beach erosion and high surf to area beaches through at least Thursday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected Thursday into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ196-210915- East Carteret- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... 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. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Long period swells will bring the potential for strong rip currents, ocean overwash, beach erosion and high surf to beaches north of Cape Lookout through at least Thursday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected Thursday into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ195-199-210915- West Carteret-Coastal Onslow- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 ...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. An elevated threat of rip currents is expected to continue along the beaches through most of this week. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected tonight into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ029-044>047-079-081-090>092-193-198-210915- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Mainland Hyde- Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Northern Craven-Inland Onslow- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected tonight into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ203-210915- Northern Outer Banks- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...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. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Long period swells will bring the potential for strong rip currents, ocean overwash, beach erosion and high surf to area beaches through at least Thursday. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected tonight into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ080-094-194-210915- Beaufort-Pamlico-Southern Craven- 505 AM EDT Wed May 20 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... 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. Coastal Flood Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected tonight into Friday. This could lead to areas of localized flooding across Eastern North Carolina. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 20, 9:54 AM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 8:48 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 23 hr |
| May 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.