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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 28, 20214 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 65 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 28, 5:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nw Pantego, NC	TREE/LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES REPORTED BY TIDELAND EMC. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 28, 5:31 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ne Sladesville, NC	TIDELAND EMC REPORTED SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO TREE ON POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 104 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: 2446 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 613 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

898 
WUUS52 KMHX 282055
SVRMHX
NCC013-095-177-187-282200-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0027.210728T2055Z-210728T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
455 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
  Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
  Northeastern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
  Central Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alligator
  Lake, or 23 miles southeast of Plymouth, moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Belhaven, Sladesville, Killkenny, Ransomville, Ponzer, Swindell
  Fork, Scranton, Gull Rock, Gum Neck, Kilkenny, Fairfield, Pungo,
  New Holland, Pamlico Beach, Nebraska, Rose Bay, Wenona, Pike Road,
  Leechville and Winsteadville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 7667 3587 7612 3575 7603 3539 7602
      3528 7620 3542 7679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 004DEG 19KT 3567 7640 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SGK

2 follow-up statements

648 
WWUS52 KMHX 282124
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
524 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

NCC177-187-282131-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210728T2200Z/
Washington NC-Tyrrell NC-
524 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND
CENTRAL TYRRELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.

LAT...LON 3569 7628 3561 7630 3560 7621 3562 7619
      3529 7623 3542 7679 3570 7670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 004DEG 19KT 3553 7641 

$$

NCC013-095-282200-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210728T2200Z/
Hyde NC-Beaufort NC-
524 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HYDE AND NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES...

At 521 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Scranton, or 29
miles southeast of Plymouth, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Belhaven, Sladesville, Ransomville, Ponzer, Swindell Fork, Scranton,
Fairfield, Pungo, Pamlico Beach, Pike Road, Leechville,
Winsteadville, Rose Bay, Sidney Crossroads, Yeatesville, Alligator
Lake, Swan Quarter Ferry Terminal, Bayview Ferry Terminal, Sydney
Crossroads and Pantego.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.

&&

LAT...LON 3569 7628 3561 7630 3560 7621 3562 7619
      3529 7623 3542 7679 3570 7670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 004DEG 19KT 3553 7641 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SGK

887 
WWUS52 KMHX 282148
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
548 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

NCC013-095-282200-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210728T2200Z/
Hyde NC-Beaufort NC-
548 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HYDE AND EAST CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTIES...

At 547 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Swan Quarter
Ferry Terminal, or 26 miles north of Cedar Island, moving south at 20
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Belhaven, Sladesville, Ransomville, Scranton, Pamlico Beach,
Leechville, Winsteadville, Rose Bay, Sidney Crossroads, Yeatesville,
Swan Quarter Ferry Terminal, Bayview Ferry Terminal and Sydney
Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7634 3540 7629 3531 7631 3542 7679
      3557 7674 3559 7640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 004DEG 19KT 3539 7642 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SGK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		92 min
Jul 28, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	45 min
Jul 28, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	49 min
Jul 28, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington	63 min
Jul 28, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	42 min
Jul 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Pitt	38 min
Jul 28, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin	42 min
Jul 28, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		62 min
Jul 28, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort, Pitt	48 min
Jul 28, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Hyde, Pamlico	53 min
Jul 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt	58 min
Jul 28, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		95 min
Jul 28, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and 2 more	66 min
Jul 28, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin, Onslow	49 min
Jul 28, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		57 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.