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

August 1, 2021Beaufort County, Martin County, Pitt County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2021, 2:02 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Martin County, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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
Aug 1, 2021, 2:02 PM EDT (18:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pitt County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 1, 2:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw Falkland, NCREPORTED LARGE TREE DOWN.
Aug 1, 2:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw Falkland, NCTRAINED SPOTTER FROM FIRE DEPT REPORTED MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON SEVEN PINES RD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 1, 12:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 756 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
756 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

616 
WUUS52 KMHX 011802
SVRMHX
NCC013-117-147-011845-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0034.210801T1802Z-210801T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
202 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
  South central Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 202 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bruce, or
  near Farmville, moving east at 25 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...
  Greenville, Washington, Farmville, River Road, Stokes, Bell Arthur,
  Pinetown, Pactolus, House, Black Jack, Bruce, Bayview, Bunyan, Core
  Point, Terra Ceia, Yeatesville, Old Ford, Pitt Greenville Airport,
  Dowdy Ficklen Stadium and Goose Creek State Park.

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 3566 7667 3539 7675 3561 7763 3571 7761
      3575 7753 3577 7751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 282DEG 46KT 3568 7753 

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

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1 follow-up statement
553 
WWUS52 KMHX 011832
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
232 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

NCC013-117-147-011845-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210801T1845Z/
Pitt NC-Martin NC-Beaufort NC-
232 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL PITT...SOUTH CENTRAL MARTIN AND NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT
COUNTIES...

At 232 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pactolus, or 8
miles northeast of Greenville, moving east at 30 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...
Greenville, Washington, Farmville, River Road, Stokes, Bell Arthur,
Pinetown, Pactolus, House, Black Jack, Bruce, Bayview, Bunyan, Core
Point, Terra Ceia, Yeatesville, Old Ford, Pitt Greenville Airport,
Dowdy Ficklen Stadium and Goose Creek State Park.

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 3566 7667 3539 7675 3561 7763 3571 7761
      3575 7753 3577 7751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 275DEG 26KT 3565 7724 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 7:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX61 min
Aug 1, 8:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX61 min
Aug 1, 8:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX46 min
Aug 1, 8:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX46 min
Aug 1, 9:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX46 min
Aug 1, 9:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX41 min
Aug 1, 9:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX31 min
Aug 1, 9:57 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX48 min
Aug 1, 9:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX10 min
Aug 1, 11:52 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX55 min
Aug 1, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX72 min
Aug 1, 12:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCurrituck36 min
Aug 1, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDare44 min
Aug 1, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX42 min
Aug 1, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDare42 min
Aug 1, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX97 min
Aug 1, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX65 min
Aug 1, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXGreene, Pitt56 min
Aug 1, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir53 min
Aug 1, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCraven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir49 min
Aug 1, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Hyde, Martin, Pitt49 min
Aug 1, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX60 min
Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Hyde, Jones, Pamlico45 min
Aug 1, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington39 min
Aug 1, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX51 min
Aug 1, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX66 min
Aug 1, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX63 min
Aug 1, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCarteret, Craven, Jones, Pamlico48 min
Aug 1, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare, Hyde40 min
Aug 1, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX59 min
Aug 1, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX95 min
Aug 1, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX93 min
Aug 1, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones46 min
Aug 1, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX67 min
Aug 1, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret45 min
Aug 1, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX55 min
Aug 1, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX46 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.