1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Nov 11, 9:01 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 901 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 BAND OF SHRA AND TSRA RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM THE W. SKIES STILL MCLR E OF I95 AND TEMPS RAPIDLY WARMING. GOOD INSTAB EXPECTED AS TEMPS APPROACH 80 WITH DEWPTS IN LOWER 70S. MDLS SHOW LOW LVL WINDS DECREASE A BIT THIS AFTN AS SPREAD ACRS ERN NC...HOWEVER STILL STRONG ENUF TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS GIVEN EXPECTED STRONG UPDRAFTS. WL HOLD OFF ON UPDATE TO LATER THIS MORNING SO CAN INCLUDE WATCH BOX IF NEEDED. CRNT FCST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD WITH HIGH POPS...WL INCLUDE MENTION OF POSS SEVERE. MARINE: SCA UP AND NO CHANGES PLANNED WITH DECENT SW FLOW EXPECTED THIS AFTN AHEAD OF FRNT. STRONG CONVECTION WL BE POSSIBLE AS ACTVTY TO W MAKES IT TO CST...WL ADD WINDS/SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. .MHX...SCA CSTL WTRS AND SOUNDS. RF
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 500 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS LITTLE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WS
NCZ029-044-079-090-091-111615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1014 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT...MARTIN...GREENE...LENOIR AND DUPLIN COUNTIES BY 11 AM EST... AT 1014 AM EST...THERE WERE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR ROCKY MOUNT TO FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH WARSAW...SNOW HILL...KINSTON... GREENVILLE...KENANSVILLE AND LA GRANGE SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON AREA ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. JO
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm with up to 80 mph wind blew down numerous trees from Snow Hill to Lizzie. One pickup truck was destroyed by a falling tree in Lizzie and a shed was blow away by the high winds.
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, November 2002
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