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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 11, 2025Onslow County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2025, 8:08 PM EDT for Onslow 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2025, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2025, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Onslow County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 47 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: 258 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1238 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Apr 11, 3:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 3:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 4:32 AM EDT, 15 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 11, 4:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 11, 4:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
441 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

NCZ091-092-193-112130-
Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Northern Craven NC-
441 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JONES...SOUTHWESTERN
LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN AND NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH
530 PM EDT...

At 440 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Deep Run, or 13 miles south of Kinston, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Pleasant Hill, Cove City, Comfort, Phillips Crossroads, Trenton, Pink
Hill, and Deep Run.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 7776 3521 7730 3495 7734 3503 7775
      3511 7775 3513 7776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 275DEG 25KT 3510 7767

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

OJC

Local storm report, Apr 11, 5:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
541 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     Hail             2 ENE Faison            35.13N 78.11W
04/11/2025  E0.88 Inch       Duplin             NC   Public

            Multiple reports of hail covering the ground
            in the area between Calypso and Faison. Hail
            sizes ranged from dime to nickel size.

&&

SGK

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 6:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
618 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

NCZ080-081-094-193-112300-
Beaufort NC-Mainland Hyde NC-Northern Craven NC-Pamlico NC-
618 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN...
SOUTHWESTERN HYDE...SOUTHERN BEAUFORT AND NORTHERN PAMLICO COUNTIES
THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Blounts Creek, or 12 miles south of River Road, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Maribel, Askins, Aurora Ferry Terminal, Florence, Blounts Creek,
Pamlico Beach, Vandemere, Edward, Bayview Ferry Terminal, Royal,
Aurora, Cox Crossroads, Bonnerton, Mesic, Ernul, Core Point, Lowland,
Cayton, and South Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 7711 3543 7709 3544 7653 3512 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 276DEG 26KT 3532 7701

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

OJC

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 7:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
700 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

NCZ090-120000-
Duplin NC-
700 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN DUPLIN COUNTY THROUGH 800
PM EDT...

At 659 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Jerome to near Ammon to 9 miles west of
Harrells. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wallace, Bowdens, Warsaw, Teachey, Rose Hill, Magnolia, Greenevers,
Kenansville, Faison, and Harrells.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 7815 3504 7815 3509 7817 3518 7816
      3493 7784 3472 7778 3471 7798 3473 7802
      3472 7811 3471 7813 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 256DEG 27KT 3490 7875 3480 7850 3468 7836

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

OJC

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 7:55 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
755 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

NCZ198-199-120045-
Coastal Onslow NC-Inland Onslow NC-
755 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ONSLOW COUNTY THROUGH
845 PM EDT...

At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maple Hill, or 12 miles northwest of Surf City, moving east at 40
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
New River Station, North Topsail Beach, Haws Run, Folkstone, Hubert,
Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune Center, Sneads Ferry, Midway Park, Holly
Ridge, Hammocks Beach, Verona, Hammocks Beach State Park, Swansboro,
Dixon, Sea View Pier, and Jacksonville.

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 3444 7752 3446 7753 3448 7758 3470 7767
      3475 7712 3472 7710 3472 7709 3471 7707
      3471 7709 3470 7710 3469 7709 3468 7710
      3468 7707 3466 7707 3464 7710 3465 7707
      3461 7707 3444 7739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 271DEG 33KT 3458 7768

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

ZC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		61 min
Apr 11, 9:08 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MHX	Dare	23 hr
Apr 11, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MHX		90 min
Apr 12, 3:00 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		33 hr

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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.