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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2021, 9:52 AM EDT for Tyrrell County, Washington County, North Carolina. It was in force for 23 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
- Jul 8, 2021, 9:52 AM EDT (13:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 2167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
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 Jul 8, 6:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:25 AM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 425 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-090830- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-Inland Onslow- 425 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Warning. Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to bring impacts to Eastern North Carolina today through this evening. Heavy rain with localized flash flooding, isolated tornadoes, and gusty winds to tropical storm strength are all threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ203-090830- Northern Outer Banks- 425 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and 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. Tropical Storm Warning. Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to bring impacts to Eastern North Carolina today through this evening. Heavy rain with localized flash flooding, isolated tornadoes, gusty winds to tropical storm strength, and high surf and dangerous rip currents are all threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ195-196-199-204-205-090830- West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 425 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. Tropical Storm Warning. Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to bring impacts to Eastern North Carolina today through this evening. Heavy rain with localized flash flooding, isolated tornadoes, gusty winds to tropical storm strength, and high surf and dangerous rip currents are all threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 9:52 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
952 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NCZ045-046-081415-
Washington-Tyrrell-
952 AM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWESTERN TYRRELL COUNTIES...
At 952 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Scuppernong, or
15 miles east of Plymouth, moving north at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Woodley, Pleasant Grove, Newfoundland, Scuppernong, Phelps
Lake, Mackeys, Roper and Creswell.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for eastern North
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3604 7608 3571 7622 3583 7670 3601 7658
3601 7650 3603 7646 3604 7646 3607 7641
3608 7641
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 195DEG 30KT 3587 7647
8The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:14 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow | 24 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:07 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 27 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 12:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 12:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Greene, Pitt | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Jul 8, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Hyde | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 44 min | |
| Jul 8, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde | 31 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.