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 Aug 17, 1:20 PM EST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 220 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003 RATHER SURPRISED AT THE LACK OF CONVECTION SO FAR ACROSS ESTRN NC THIS AFTERNOON. 12Z ETA DID DEPICT STRONG SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNINGS ORGANIZED CONVECTION OFF THE COAST AND THIS AND LACK OF SIG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IS PROBABLY INHIBITING CONVECTIVE INITIATION INITIALLY TODAY. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATING ENHANCED CU/TCU BEGINNING TO FORM AND WE MAY YET POP A FEW CELLS SOON. BETTER THREAT FOR CONVECTION WILL BE IF CONVECTION CAN FIRE OVER THE TERRAIN OF THE PIEDMONT AND TRACK SE INTO THE AREA LATE AFTERNOON/ERLY EVENING. SPC STILL HAS ESTRN NC IN A SLGT RISK WITH A WATCH OUT WEST AND STILL ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINED DEEP CONVECTION. TOUGH CALL ON PCPN CHANCES NEXT 36 HOURS AS MAV (GFS) LOOKS TOO WET AND MET (ETA) TOO DRY. THE WEAK FRONT WILL SAG INTO ESTRN NC LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. THUS WILL HAVE TO CARRY CHANCE POPS BUT THINKING MORE ALONG THE LINE OF 30-40% NOT THE CURRENT 50. DURING MON ANOTHER DISTB IS FORECAST BY THE MODELS TO SWING ACROSS NC WITH 500 MB TEMPS COOLING TO -10C. THIS COMBINED WITH FRONT AND SOME UPPER LVL DIFL NR JET ENTRANCE REGION SHOULD PRODUCE AFTERNOON/EVENING DEEP CONVECTION. SPS DAY 2 NOT OUTLOOKING ESTRN NC BUT IT MENTIONS THREAT OF ISOLD WET MICROBURSTS HERE. THINKING OF 30-40% POPS. ETA/GFS ARE NOW BOTH INDICATING THE FRONT SLIPPING OFF THE JUST OFF THE COAST MON NIGHT. THE PATTERN BEGINS TO CHANGE TUE AS THE TROUGH SHEARS/LIFTS OUT AND LEAVES A WEAKNESS OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WHILE THE PLAINS RIDGE BRIDGES INTO THE MID-ATLC. THE SFC FRONT WASHES OUT JUST OFF THE COAST WHILE GFS DRIES OUT MEAN RH WITH NO SIG IMPULSES SET TO AFFECT THE AREA WED AND THU. WAS VERY TEMPTED TO GO WITH A DRY FCST BUT GIVEN CLIMO SUPPORT FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL PROBLY GO WITH MINIMAL (20%) POPS. THE WEAK MID ATLC UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN BY FRI WITH THE DEEP S WEAKNESS DRIFTING NE TWRDS OUR AREA BY FRI. LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS SE AND MOISTENS THE ATMOS BACK UP. WILL UP POPS TO CLIMO FRI-SUN WITH TEMPS FOLLOWING SUITE. MARINE: SEEING EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS (20KT / 5 FT SEAS) ATTM MAINLY S OF HATTERAS. THINK THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS BDNRY MVS CLOSER TO THE WTRS. THEREAFTER...GNRLY LT WINDS AND REASONABLE SEAS FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK...GIVEN THE BNDRY IN VCNTY OF OUR WTRS AND WEAK PGRAD. TO SUMMARIZE...EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINE S OF HATTERAS FOR TNGT. .MHX...NONE. ELARDO/PETRO
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-171100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 405 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
NCZ103-172245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 546 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 546 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANTEO...OR ABOUT OVER MANNS HARBOR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WANCHESE AT 550 PM EDT AND NEAR OREGON INLET AT 600 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL 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. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. NP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees reported down south of Route 11, and damage to several structures.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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