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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

March 27, 20216 counties in North Carolina

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.

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
Mar 27, 7:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw La Grange, NCTREES DOWN ON ROAD, POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA. DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED AT THE SAME LOCATION.
Mar 27, 7:28 PM EDTHAIL 1La Grange, NCWIND 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 132 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 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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
 
$$

SGK
3 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
 
$$

SGK
931 
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
 
$$

SGK
993 
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
 
$$

SGK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 9:01 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMHX5 hr
Mar 27, 3:56 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMHX11 hr
Mar 27, 3:56 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX54 hr
Mar 27, 6:45 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 6 more3 hr
Mar 27, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones, Onslow24 min
Mar 27, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXGreene, Pitt70 min
Mar 27, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDuplin47 min
Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin63 min
Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDuplin48 min
Mar 27, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPitt43 min
Mar 27, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX55 min
Mar 27, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX64 min
Mar 27, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXCraven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow76 min
Mar 27, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare67 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.