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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

May 9, 2023Greene County, Pitt County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2023, 6:42 PM EDT for Greene County, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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 9, 2023, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2023, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Greene 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 9, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 9, 4:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 4:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
409 PM EDT Tue May 9 2023

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-102015-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
409 PM EDT Tue May 9 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 205 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ195-196-199-204-205-102015-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-
Hatteras Island-
409 PM EDT Tue May 9 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 205 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS 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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
   Moderate Rip Current Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 5:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 5:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, May 9, 6:04 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 6:05 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 6:08 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 6:12 PM EDT, 30 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 9, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Greene, Pitt	49 min
May 9, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven, Jones	24 min
May 9, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	18 min
May 9, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Onslow	35 min
May 9, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt	46 min
May 9, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Lenoir	47 min
May 9, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven	48 min
May 9, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		61 min
May 9, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MHX	Beaufort, Craven, Jones, Pamlico	43 min
May 9, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Hyde	42 min
May 9, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		55 min
May 9, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Jones, Lenoir	42 min
May 9, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		64 min
May 9, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		35 min
May 9, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	50 min
May 9, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		59 min
May 9, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		53 min
May 9, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		60 min
May 9, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Hyde	28 min
May 9, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow	42 min
May 9, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		51 min
May 9, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Martin	44 min
May 9, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Greene, Pitt	33 min
May 9, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Pitt	32 min
May 9, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Martin	28 min
May 9, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		51 min
May 9, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MHX	Beaufort, Pitt	35 min
May 9, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Craven	33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.