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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 31, 2022Carteret County, Craven County, Pamlico County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2022, 6:06 PM EDT for Carteret County, Craven County, Pamlico County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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: Jul 31, 2022, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 31, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Pamlico County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2087 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 31, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 4:05 AM EDT, 14 hours 1 minute before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
405 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-010815-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
405 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through early this evening. A few strong to severe storms are
possible. The main threats will be locally heavy rain, damaging
wind gusts, and the potential for an isolated tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ195-196-199-204-205-010815-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-
Hatteras Island-
405 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS...

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.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through early this evening. A few strong to severe storms are
possible. The main threats will be locally heavy rain, damaging
wind gusts, and the potential for an isolated tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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 31, 5:16 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
516 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

NCZ079-091-193-312145-
Greene NC-Lenoir NC-Northern Craven NC-
516 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Jones,
Greene, Lenoir, west central Craven and southwestern Pitt Counties
through 545 PM EDT...

At 516 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Institute, or near La Grange, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Grifton, Snow Hill, Dawson, Maury, Ormondsville,
Graingers, Institute, Jason, Lizzie, Kinston Regional Jetport,
Hookerton, Dover, Sandy Bottom, Castoria, Shine, Fort Run VFD and
Bull Head VFD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3557 7759 3553 7756 3552 7750 3550 7751
      3544 7747 3541 7747 3537 7744 3518 7738
      3523 7746 3524 7752 3517 7751 3519 7778
      3558 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 270DEG 22KT 3530 7771

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:38 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:39 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:45 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:46 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:49 PM EDT, 17 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
Jul 31, 3:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		53 min
Jul 31, 3:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		52 min
Jul 31, 4:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		67 min
Jul 31, 4:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Hyde	31 min
Jul 31, 6:02 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		58 min
Jul 31, 8:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		40 min
Jul 31, 9:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	33 min
Jul 31, 10:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		26 min
Jul 31, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	32 min
Jul 31, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pamlico	31 min
Jul 31, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	35 min
Jul 31, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	33 min
Jul 31, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Jones	33 min
Jul 31, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene	31 min
Jul 31, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Jones	37 min
Jul 31, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pitt	32 min
Jul 31, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Beaufort	28 min
Jul 31, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Martin	31 min
Jul 31, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	54 min
Jul 31, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Washington	17 min
Jul 31, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	61 min
Jul 31, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Washington	30 min
Jul 31, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		53 min
Jul 31, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Tyrrell, Washington	31 min
Jul 31, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret	31 min
Jul 31, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Lenoir	26 min
Jul 31, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Duplin, Jones, Onslow	61 min
Jul 31, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		89 min
Jul 31, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Greene, Lenoir	29 min
Jul 31, 5:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MHX	Onslow	14 min
Jul 31, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow	63 min
Jul 31, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		61 min
Jul 31, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		84 min
Jul 31, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Carteret, Pamlico	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.