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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

March 27, 20215 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 7:44 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 76 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2021, 7:44 PM EDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 76 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 76 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

493 
WUUS52 KMHX 272344
SVRMHX
NCC049-061-103-107-133-280100-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0007.210327T2344Z-210328T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
744 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
  Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
  Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
  Northern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...
  Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 743 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Kinston to near Beautancus to near Ammon,
  moving east at 35 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...
  Jacksonville, New Bern, Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, La Grange,
  Pumpkin Center, Piney Green, New River Station, Half Moon, James
  City, Mount Olive, Trent Woods, River Bend, Grifton, Phillips
  Crossroads, Kornegay, Rose Hill, Richlands and Beulaville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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 3490 7815 3515 7816 3519 7802 3515 7789
      3518 7784 3533 7783 3538 7774 3535 7767
      3541 7753 3533 7736 3536 7732 3529 7699
      3523 7692 3515 7699 3503 7692 3482 7712
      3463 7764 3472 7768 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 291DEG 31KT 3528 7756 3507 7795 3484 7858 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SGK

3 follow-up statements

251 
WWUS52 KMHX 280009
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
809 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

NCC049-061-103-107-133-280100-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210328T0100Z/
Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Craven NC-Onslow NC-Duplin NC-
809 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR JONES...LENOIR...CRAVEN...NORTHERN ONSLOW AND DUPLIN COUNTIES...

At 809 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fort Barnwell to Potters Hill to 8 miles west of
Harrells, moving east at 35 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...
Jacksonville, New Bern, Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, Pumpkin Center,
Piney Green, New River Station, Half Moon, James City, Trent Woods,
River Bend, Grifton, Phillips Crossroads, Kornegay, Rose Hill,
Richlands, Beulaville, Deep Run and Maysville.

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 3490 7815 3501 7815 3515 7781 3534 7758
      3536 7745 3533 7735 3536 7732 3529 7699
      3523 7692 3515 7699 3503 7692 3482 7712
      3463 7764 3472 7768 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 291DEG 31KT 3520 7732 3499 7771 3476 7834 

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

SGK

853 
WWUS52 KMHX 280020
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
820 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

NCC049-061-103-107-133-280100-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210328T0100Z/
Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Craven NC-Onslow NC-Duplin NC-
820 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL JONES...SOUTHWESTERN LENOIR...SOUTHERN CRAVEN...NORTHERN
ONSLOW AND DUPLIN COUNTIES...

At 819 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pleasant Hill to Kenansville to near Rose Hill,
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...
Jacksonville, Wallace, Warsaw, New River Station, Pumpkin Center,
Piney Green, Half Moon, Kornegay, Rose Hill, Richlands, Beulaville,
Maysville, Catherine Lake, Kellum, Cypress Creek, Comfort,
Kenansville, Chinquapin, Belgrade and Potters Hill.

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 3500 7813 3513 7763 3498 7727 3485 7709
      3483 7711 3463 7764 3472 7768 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 287DEG 27KT 3502 7759 3495 7795 3479 7808 

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

SGK

210 
WWUS52 KMHX 280037
SVSMHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
837 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

NCC107-280047-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210328T0100Z/
Lenoir NC-
837 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LENOIR 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 3474 7813 3498 7788 3502 7774 3501 7773
      3507 7760 3511 7757 3498 7727 3485 7709
      3483 7711 3463 7764 3472 7768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 291DEG 31KT 3497 7743 3490 7779 3474 7792 

$$

NCC049-061-103-133-280100-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210328T0100Z/
Jones NC-Craven NC-Onslow NC-Duplin NC-
837 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL JONES...SOUTHERN CRAVEN...NORTHERN ONSLOW AND
SOUTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES...

At 837 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Comfort to Beulaville to near Wallace, moving
east at 35 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...
Jacksonville, Wallace, New River Station, Pumpkin Center, Piney
Green, Half Moon, Rose Hill, Richlands, Beulaville, Maysville,
Catherine Lake, Kellum, Cypress Creek, Comfort, Chinquapin, Belgrade,
Potters Hill, Petersburg, Pleasant Hill and Albert J Ellis Airport.

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 3474 7813 3498 7788 3502 7774 3501 7773
      3507 7760 3511 7757 3498 7727 3485 7709
      3483 7711 3463 7764 3472 7768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 291DEG 31KT 3497 7743 3490 7779 3474 7792 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
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
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, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt	81 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, 7:53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.