1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 5, 8:00 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 900 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003 CONVECTION CONTINUES TO FIRE OVER COASTAL PLAIN IN VICINITY OF WESTERN EXTENT OF SEA BREEZE FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY AND AREA OF ENHANCED LIFT ASCD WITH SHORT WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE CNTRL PORTION OF THE STATE. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. EAST OF THE COASTAL PLAIN MAY HAVE A HARD TIME MAINTAINING THE ACTIVITY AS MARINE AIR APPEARS TO HAVE STABILIZED LOW LVLS ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE ANY SIG DEVELOPMENT. STILL...AS SHORT WAVE LIFTS JUST NORTH OF REGION TONIGHT AND JET STREAK MOVES ACROSS WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR CONVECTION TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA. BUT FEEL ANY ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN BELOW SEVERE CRITERIA. MARINE: EVENING OBS SHOWING S-SW AROUND 15KT W/SOME HIER GUST. SEAS IN THE 4-5FT RANGE...A GOOD BIT OF WHICH IS SWELL. N OF HATTERAS MORE LIKE 2-3 FT NR SHORE. CURRENT FORECAST SUPPORTED BY EVENING OBS...THUS NO CHANGES NEEDED ATTM. .MHX...NONE. MLF/NP
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-051100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 304 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AFTER 3 PM. MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE ROANOKE RIVER NEAR WILLIAMSTON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. 12
NCZ029-044-060145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 840 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT AND MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT... AT 840 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER GREENVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR STOKES AT 850 PM EDT...BEARGRASS AT 910 PM EDT...EVERETTS AT 915 PM EDT...WILLIAMSTON AT 925 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BRUCE...ROBERSONVILLE...SIMPSON AND WHITEHURST. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 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. MOST LIGHTNING FATALITIES AND INJURIES OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS OR UNDER TREES. IF OUTDOORS...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING OR CAR. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER IN SMALL SHEDS...UNDER ISOLATED TREEES...OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. MLF
NCZ044-079-060245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 951 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT AND GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM EDT... AT 951 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SNOW HILL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WINTERVILLE AT 1005 PM EDT...GREENVILLE AT 1010 PM EDT...SIMPSON AT 1015 PM EDT...GRIMESLAND AT 1020 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE AYDEN...BLACK JACK...BRUCE...FARMVILLE...HOOKERTON...LIZZIE... MAURY...ORMONDSVILLE...RENSTON AND STOKES. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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 Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Local media reported Dickinson Avenue flooded and closed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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