Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 6:39 PM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 81 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 81 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Pitt County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw La Grange, NC | TREES DOWN ON ROAD, POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA. DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED AT THE SAME LOCATION. |
| Mar 27, 7:28 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | La Grange, NC | WIND GUST TO 42 MPH IN ADDITION TO THE HAIL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -315 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
447
WUUS52 KMHX 272239
SVRMHX
NCC049-061-079-103-107-147-280000-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0005.210327T2239Z-210328T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
639 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Greene County in eastern North Carolina...
Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
South central Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 639 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fremont to 11 miles east of Benson, 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...
Kinston, La Grange, Mount Olive, Grifton, Snow Hill, Deep Run, Fort
Barnwell, Dawson, Graingers, Institute, Jason, Maury, Ormondsville,
Pleasant Hill, Wyse Fork, Albertson, Lizzie, Kinston Regional
Jetport, Hookerton and Dover.
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 3518 7808 3519 7802 3518 7798 3517 7797
3517 7793 3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783
3534 7782 3538 7780 3540 7780 3543 7783
3557 7782 3562 7774 3544 7744 3534 7725
3499 7753 3519 7815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 281DEG 28KT 3556 7807 3535 7835
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SGK3 follow-up statements
078
WWUS52 KMHX 272324
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
724 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCC049-061-079-103-107-147-280000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210328T0000Z/
Jones NC-Greene NC-Lenoir NC-Craven NC-Pitt NC-Duplin NC-
724 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JONES...GREENE...LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...
SOUTH CENTRAL PITT AND NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES...
At 723 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Snow Hill to near Walnut Creek, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Mount Olive, Grifton, Snow Hill, Deep Run, Fort
Barnwell, Dawson, Graingers, Institute, Jason, Maury, Ormondsville,
Pleasant Hill, Wyse Fork, Albertson, Lizzie, Kinston Regional
Jetport, Hookerton and Dover.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7808 3519 7802 3518 7798 3517 7797
3517 7793 3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783
3534 7782 3538 7780 3540 7780 3543 7783
3557 7782 3562 7774 3544 7744 3534 7725
3499 7753 3519 7815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 281DEG 28KT 3550 7767 3529 7795
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
SGK931
WWUS52 KMHX 272331
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
731 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCC147-272340-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210328T0000Z/
Pitt NC-
731 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PITT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3518 7808 3519 7802 3517 7797 3517 7793
3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783 3534 7782
3538 7780 3540 7780 3543 7783 3548 7774
3544 7755 3538 7745 3535 7742 3535 7740
3529 7730 3499 7753 3518 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 281DEG 28KT 3549 7761 3528 7789
$$
NCC049-061-079-103-107-280000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210328T0000Z/
Jones NC-Greene NC-Lenoir NC-Craven NC-Duplin NC-
731 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JONES...SOUTHERN GREENE...LENOIR...WEST CENTRAL
CRAVEN AND NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES...
At 730 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Maury to near Walnut Creek, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Mount Olive, Grifton, Snow Hill, Deep Run, Fort
Barnwell, Dawson, Graingers, Pleasant Hill, Institute, Jason, Wyse
Fork, Albertson, Kinston Regional Jetport, Hookerton, Dover, Sandy
Bottom and Shine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7808 3519 7802 3517 7797 3517 7793
3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783 3534 7782
3538 7780 3540 7780 3543 7783 3548 7774
3544 7755 3538 7745 3535 7742 3535 7740
3529 7730 3499 7753 3518 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 281DEG 28KT 3549 7761 3528 7789
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
SGK993
WWUS52 KMHX 272351
SVSMHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
751 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
NCC079-280000-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210328T0000Z/
Greene NC-
751 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.
LAT...LON 3518 7813 3518 7808 3519 7802 3517 7797
3517 7793 3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783
3534 7782 3537 7780 3538 7770 3535 7767
3538 7761 3538 7756 3542 7752 3538 7745
3535 7742 3535 7740 3529 7730 3499 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 281DEG 28KT 3546 7743 3525 7771
$$
NCC049-061-103-107-280000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210328T0000Z/
Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Craven NC-Duplin NC-
751 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JONES...LENOIR...WEST CENTRAL CRAVEN AND
NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES...
At 750 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ayden to near La Grange, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Mount Olive, Grifton, Deep Run, Fort Barnwell,
Dawson, Graingers, Pleasant Hill, Institute, Wyse Fork, Albertson,
Kinston Regional Jetport, Dover and Sandy Bottom.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7813 3518 7808 3519 7802 3517 7797
3517 7793 3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783
3534 7782 3537 7780 3538 7770 3535 7767
3538 7761 3538 7756 3542 7752 3538 7745
3535 7742 3535 7740 3529 7730 3499 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 281DEG 28KT 3546 7743 3525 7771
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
SGKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 9:01 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:56 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 54 hr | |
| Mar 27, 6:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Jones, Onslow | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 70 min |
| Mar 27, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 55 min | |
| Mar 27, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 64 min | |
| Mar 27, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow | 76 min |
| Mar 27, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 67 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.