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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

May 16, 2022Beaufort County, Craven County, Pitt County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2022, 5:37 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Craven County, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 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: May 16, 2022, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pitt County, NC

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 1:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 6:10 AM EDT, 11 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
610 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022

NCZ203-171015-
Northern Outer Banks-
610 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ205-171015-
Hatteras Island-
610 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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.
   Moderate Rip Current Risk.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ195-196-199-204-171015-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-
610 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-171015-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-
610 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A couple strong to marginally severe thunderstorms are possible this
evening, mainly north of Highway 264. The main threat will be large
hail and damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 4:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 4:41 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 4:48 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 4:55 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 5:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	43 min
May 16, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin, Pitt	44 min
May 16, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Martin, Washington	35 min
May 16, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Washington	23 min
May 16, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		45 min
May 16, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell, Washington	39 min
May 16, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		57 min
May 16, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		65 min
May 16, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell	23 min
May 16, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	48 min
May 16, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		67 min
May 16, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin, Pitt	45 min
May 16, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort, Washington	55 min
May 16, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Hyde, Washington	50 min
May 16, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico	38 min
May 16, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		55 min
May 16, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pamlico	32 min
May 16, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell	57 min
May 16, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		57 min
May 16, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	58 min
May 16, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt	48 min
May 16, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		56 min
May 16, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Dare	36 min

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