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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2020, 2:59 PM EDT for Dare County, Hyde 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2020, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 30, 2:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 2:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 NCZ029-044>046-079-090>092-094-193-194-198-010845- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Greene-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico- Northern Craven-Southern Craven-Inland Onslow- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ047-010845- Mainland Dare- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT 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. Coastal Flood Advisory. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ203-205-010845- Northern Outer Banks-Hatteras Island- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...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. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Wind Advisory. Beach Hazards Statement. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ204-010845- Ocracoke Island- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...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. High Surf Advisory. Wind Advisory. Beach Hazards Statement. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ196-010845- East Carteret- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...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. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Wind Advisory. Beach Hazards Statement. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ195-199-010845- West Carteret-Coastal Onslow- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...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. High Surf Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory. Beach Hazards Statement. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ080-081-010845- Beaufort-Mainland Hyde- 445 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT 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. Coastal Flood Advisory. A slow moving and strong cold front will move through the area today, bringing with it the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as heavy rain, which could result in areas of minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No significant hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 11
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 30, 2:53 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
253 PM EDT THU APR 30 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0144 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE BLOUNTS CREEK 35.35N 76.96W
04/30/2020 BEAUFORT NC PUBLIC
LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN, ALONG WITH MULTIPLE
LARGE LIMBS. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR
DATA.
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TLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:05 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and 1 more | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 65 min | |
| Apr 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 35 hr |
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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.