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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 10:38 PM EDT for Lenoir 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, 10:38 PM EDT (02:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Lenoir County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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, 9:42 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:42 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 942 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will continue offshore, while troughing persists inland through most of the upcoming week producing warm humid weather with scattered to numerous afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. A cold front approaches the area late in the week and moves through early this weekend. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... As of 935 PM Wed...Latest radar showing line of thunderstorms around and along western portions of the HWY 64 & 264 corridor and south & west along HWY 13 into Goldsboro. Mesoanalysis showing a decent amount of MLCAPE (1000-1500 J/kg) in the vicinity of these cells. Expect storms to maintain strength over the next hour or so before beginning to diminish as they move ESE into a less favorable environment. Prev disc...Broad upper low over the OH River Valley continues to slowly meander eastward, aiding in the development of a semi-organized convective complex along a surface trough oriented along the NC/VA border. Locally, isolated to scattered showers and an odd storm or two have developed along the sea breeze east of Highway 17. Sea breeze convection will persist into the early evening before dissipating with loss of heating. The bigger concern will be the convective complex in VA, which is expected to dive south into eastern NC around sunset and progress offshore after midnight. Can't completely rule out a risk for strong wind gust, mainly along and north of Highway 264 when storm complex will be at its most organized. More likely threat will be localized flooding with PWATs remaining well over 2" through the period. Maintained likely PoPs here and kept chance mention to the south. Also show a quicker progression of the complex than guidance, owing to their tendency to under-do storm motions that are outflow dominant. Only isolated showers and storms are forecast along the coast by morning. Lows seasonal for early June, in the low to mid 70s. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/... As of 400 PM Wed...Difficult precip forecast for tomorrow. Guidance is split on post-convective conditions tomorrow morning into the afternoon. The better initialized guidance points to low clouds persisting behind the MCS, keeping conditions more stable and preventing more widespread convection from developing over the area. If convection does occur, it seems more likely it will encroach from the west, developing off a surface trough further inland. Lowered PoPs to high chance given the uncertainty, and will wait to see how tonight's situation evolves. Any storms that do occur will have the threat for localized flooding. More clouds means cooler temperatures, and dropped forecast highs into the low to mid 80s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 245 AM Mon...Unsettled weather will continue through the first part of the weekend, with periods of locally heavy rain expected. Drying trend expected late weekend and next week. Thursday night through Saturday...Unsettled pattern will continue through Saturday, with periods of locally heavy rain expected. Weak troughing will be present each day, and combined with sea breeze front each afternoon, shortwave energy aloft and sfc boundary sinking into the area Friday night and Saturday, should be enough to support scattered to numerous showers and storms. Isolated strong storms possible, but given little shear, locally heavy rain will be the main threat into the weekend with PWATs holding fairly steady around 2 inches...which could lead to minor flooding. Temps remain very warm and muggy, with highs 80-90 deg through Fri, and lows generally low 70s. A few degrees cooler for Sat with the front pushing through and NE flow developing. Sunday through Wednesday...Low pressure will continue to strengthen along the frontal boundary to the south Sunday, grad pushing ENE away from the Eastern US Sun night and Mon. Widely scattered showers and storms expected Sun with temps near climo, highs 80-85 deg. Guidance now coming into much better agreement for next week. A cold front is progged to push through the area Tuesday, while aloft low becomes vert stacked over southern Ontario/Quebec and deep troughing develops over the Eastern US. Sfc high pressure is forecast to build in through mid week, suggesting a drying trend. Highs in the 80s with overnight lows 60-70 deg. && .AVIATION /02Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SHORT TERM /through Thu Aftn/... As of 745 PM Wed...Latest radar imagery shows a broken line of thunderstorms developing around HWY 64. Expecting these storms to move ESE over the next few hours, potentially impacting the PGV airspace. Moments of sub VFR possible as these storms as they move across the northern tier this evening. Timing on this line would bring it to the southern coast late tonight into early Thu AM. In its wake, expecting decent cloud cover tonight with widespread MVFR ceilings. Moments of IFR ceilings cannot be ruled out, but have left that out for now given low confidence. MVFR ceilings expected to linger through the rest of Thu morning before finally lifting and breaking by the aftn. VFR conditions expected afterwards, but another round of convection could bring moments of sub-VFR conditions to terminals through the end of the period. LONG TERM /Thursday night through Sunday/... As of 3 AM Wed...Areas of fog and low stratus are possible each morning with moist low levels. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected through Sat, mainly during the afternoon and eve, with the potential for periods of sub-VFR. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM /Tonight and Thursday/... As of 415 PM Wed...Latest observations indicate SW winds at 10-15 kt over the waters this afternoon with seas 2-4 feet, highest waves in southern and central offshore waters. Winds increase tonight with thermal gradient, and a few gusts to 25 kt are possible mainly for outer waters and portions of the Pamlico Sound. However, such occurrences are expected to be isolated and did not issue SCA for this forecast. Seas build to 4-5 feet southern and central waters. Southwesterly winds of 10-15 kt persist tomorrow keeping seas at 3-5 feet. Exception is far norther waters near a stalled frontal boundary over southern VA, where winds will be a lighter 5-10 kt out of the south. LONG TERM /Thursday night through Sunday/... As of 3 AM Wed...Increasing confidence in SCA conditions for the waters Friday into the weekend. SW winds increase to 15-25 kt Friday and Fri night, and portions of the waters will likely see SCA conditions develop, mainly south of Oregon Inlet and the Pamlico Sound, with gusty winds and building seas. The front is progged to push through the waters Fri night and Sat, though still some uncertainty in the timing. Gusty NE winds will develop behind the front 15-25 kt, likely keeping seas at 4-7 ft. NE/ENE winds diminish to 15 kt or less by Sun afternoon, though moderate onshore flow may keep seas elevated at 5-6 ft into Sun night. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...MHX NEAR TERM...MS/ML SHORT TERM...MS LONG TERM...CQD AVIATION...CQD/ML MARINE...CQD/MS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:25 PM EDT, 6 hours 13 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, 3 hours 36 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
mleeSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 9:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 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
Local storm report, Jun 9, 9:41 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
941 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM MARINE TSTM WIND DUCK 36.18N 75.75W
06/09/2021 M43 MPH AMZ150 NC OTHER FEDERAL
NOS TIDE GAUGE IN DUCK OBSERVED A 37 KNOT
MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
&&
DAGSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 10:17 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1017 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
NCZ091-100245-
Lenoir-
1017 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN LENOIR AND NORTHEASTERN
DUPLIN COUNTIES...
At 1016 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over La Grange,
moving southeast at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Deep Run and Sandy Bottom.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Newport.
LAT...LON 3520 7783 3531 7783 3536 7778 3529 7750
3507 7763 3518 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 299DEG 12KT 3527 7777
DAGSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 10:38 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 3:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 3 days | |
| Jun 10, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 25 min | |
| Jun 10, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 23 min | |
| Jun 10, 4:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Pitt | 118 min |
| Jun 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Jones, Onslow, Pitt | 30 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.