1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 28, 9:41 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1041 AM EDT WED AUG 28 2002 WL ONLY BE MAKING MINOR CHANGES TO THE ZONES AS THE SHWR/TSTM THEME IS ON TARGET FOR TDY. HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARN FOR CARTERET CNTY AS INTENSE DNPOURS CONT TO PLAGUE THE CNTY. DOPPLER ESTIMATED 3 HR PRECIP TOTALS ARE ARND 3 INCHES PLUS FOR PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES. HERE AT NEWPORT WE HAVE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 3.23 INCHES SINCE 800 AM. REST OF TDY...WTR VPR LOOP INDICATED WELL DEFINED SHRTWV ENERGY OVR SC MOVG NEWD. SHWRS/TSTMS ARE ALIGNED N TO S OVR THE CSTL WTRS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GA. TRAJS WILL CONT TO MOVE THIS RAIN NWD FOR TDY. WK FNT AGAIN SOMEWHAT OF A PLAYER TO ENHANCE RAIN AS IT HAS SLIPPED BACK INTO THE CWA. ITS ALIGNED FRM N TO S THIS MORN. TEMPS NOT MOVG MUCH TDY WITH THE CLDS AND RAIN AND WL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE FCST 80 OR SO FOR MOST AREAS. CWF...MARINE: TRICKY MARINE SITUATION WITH INVERTED TROF ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING NOT PARTICULARLY WELL INITIALIZED BY THE MODELS. POSITION EVIDENT IN COASTAL LAND OBS AND REGIONAL 88D MOSAIC. THE TROF IS SLOWLY MVG WESTWARD BEST DEPICTED BY 88D MOSAIC...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH THE IDEA (WHICH IS ALSO DEPICTED BY CONSENSUS OF MODELS) OF SE WINDS ALONG THE WATERS FOR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANY DEVIATION FRM SE THIS MORNING SHUD BCM SE BY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS GENERALLY IN THE 15-20KT RANGE WITH SEAS 4-5FT. ONSHORE WINDS AND SWELL RESULTING IN INCRS RIP FOR ALL MHX BEACHES. .MHX...FLD WATCH TDY AND TNT FOR ENTIRE CWA EXCPT OTR BNKS. GATES/PETRO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1204 PM EDT WED AUG 28 2002
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1040 AM SALTER PATH NC FLASH FLOOD
08/28/02 CARTERET 1 TO 2 FEET OF STANDING
WATER ON HIGHWAY 58.
SEVERAL CARS STALLED.The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:06 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Very heavy rain caused flash flooding and road closures along Bogue Banks from Atlantic beach to Salter Path.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2002
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