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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

June 9, 2021Beaufort County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 9:23 PM EDT for Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was in force for 37 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
Jun 9, 2021, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

County Beaufort County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1290 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
1290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jun 9, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
425 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-102030-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
425 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thundershowers late this afternoon into the
evening could produce heavy rain and localized flooding.

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

Frequent showers and thunderstorms will have the potential to
produce locally heavy rain and flooding across the area Thursday
through Friday with the heaviest rains expected in the afternoon
and evenings.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ195-196-199-204-205-102030-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-
Hatteras Island-
425 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Moderate Rip Current Risk.

Scattered to numerous thundershowers late this afternoon into the
evening could produce heavy rain and localized flooding.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Moderate Rip Current Risk.

Frequent showers and thunderstorms will have the potential to
produce locally heavy rain and flooding across the area Thursday
through Friday with the heaviest rains expected in the afternoon
and evenings.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
702 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NCZ046-092330-
Tyrrell-
702 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN TYRRELL COUNTY...

At 701 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Columbia, or 18
miles south of Weeksville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Alligator, Columbia and Newfoundland.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

LAT...LON 3611 7614 3601 7588 3583 7623 3592 7636
      3611 7618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 219DEG 15KT 3595 7622

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 9:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
923 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NCZ044-080-100200-
Beaufort-Pitt-
923 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PITT AND
NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES...

At 923 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Washington,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Washington, River Road, Bunyan, Old Ford, Chocowinity, Washington
Park and Grimesland.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3556 7721 3568 7709 3558 7683 3539 7701
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 309DEG 16KT 3557 7707

DAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir28 min
Jun 9, 10:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir37 min
Jun 10, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret43 min
Jun 10, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret34 min
Jun 10, 3:03 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX3 days
Jun 10, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCraven32 min
Jun 10, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX25 min
Jun 10, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX23 min
Jun 10, 4:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXPitt118 min
Jun 10, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXGreene33 min
Jun 10, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones, Onslow, Pitt30 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

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.