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Special Marine Warning 19, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

March 31, 2021

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special marine warning at Mar 31, 2021, 11:19 PM EDT. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2021, 11:19 PM EDT (03:19 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2021, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
40.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Mar 31, 7:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 7:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 10:26 AM EDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1026 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-011430-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow-
Coastal Onslow-
1026 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through
around midnight tonight ahead of a strong cold front. The main threat
is damaging winds, though an isolated tornado can't be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Mornings lows Friday and Saturday will drop to below freezing inland
from the immediate coast, with widespread frost and a freeze
probable.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ203>205-011430-
Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island-Hatteras Island-
1026 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this evening ahead of a
strong cold front. The main threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 5:33 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
533 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

NCZ044-079-312215-
Greene-Pitt-
533 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENE AND CENTRAL PITT
COUNTIES...

At 533 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Farmville, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Winterville, Farmville, Bethel, Snow Hill, Bell Arthur,
House, Pactolus, Bruce, Maury, Ormondsville, Lizzie, East Carolina
University, Pitt Greenville Airport, Dowdy Ficklen Stadium, Fountain,
Simpson, Castoria, Fort Run VFD and Bull Head VFD.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3575 7755 3582 7736 3559 7718 3540 7775
      3556 7783 3557 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 247DEG 27KT 3557 7773

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 6:08 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
608 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

NCZ090-091-312300-
Lenoir-Duplin-
608 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN JONES...SOUTHWESTERN
GREENE...WESTERN LENOIR AND NORTHERN DUPLIN COUNTIES...

At 608 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Bowdens, or
near Warsaw, moving east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Warsaw, La Grange, Mount Olive, Kornegay, Deep Run, Bowdens,
Beautancus, Kenansville, Albertson, Sarecta, Faison, Magnolia, Pink
Hill, Calypso and Sandy Bottom.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3490 7815 3504 7815 3509 7817 3519 7816
      3518 7808 3519 7802 3517 7797 3517 7793
      3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783 3534 7782
      3537 7780 3537 7777 3506 7762 3483 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 248DEG 35KT 3505 7819

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 7:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
724 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

NCZ090>092-010015-
Jones-Lenoir-Duplin-
724 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN JONES...LENOIR...
AND DUPLIN COUNTIES...

At 722 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Kenansville, or
10 miles east of Warsaw, moving east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, Mount Olive, Grifton, Phillips Crossroads,
Kornegay, Rose Hill, Beulaville, Deep Run, Bowdens, Beautancus,
Comfort, Kenansville, Potters Hill, Graingers, Pleasant Hill, Wyse
Fork, Albertson and Harrells.

Torrential rainfall are also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3490 7815 3512 7817 3519 7800 3517 7797
      3517 7793 3515 7789 3518 7783 3525 7783
      3538 7746 3526 7743 3523 7747 3518 7739
      3505 7734 3497 7752 3498 7763 3497 7768
      3492 7765 3471 7814 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 251DEG 34KT 3500 7790

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 10:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXOnslow40 min
Mar 31, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXOnslow40 min
Apr 1, 12:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX63 min
Apr 1, 12:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret33 min
Apr 1, 1:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX66 min
Apr 1, 1:48 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX87 min
Apr 1, 3:32 AM EDTFreeze WarningMHXBeaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more29 hr

Nearby

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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.