1 tornado, 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 6, 10:10 AM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1110 AM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 WILL UPDATE ZFP TO REDUCE POPS THIS AFTN. WEAK SHRT WV PRODUCING SCT-BKN AREAS OF CONVECTION OVER ERN NC THIS MORNING...WILL BE EXITING AND LEAVING SOMEWHAT STABILIZED CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTN SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. LATEST MESOETA HAS GOOD HANDLE ON THIS AND NOT INDICATING ANY ADDITIONAL LIFT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WITH NEXT SHRT WV...THUS WILL DROP POPS TO 20% THIS AFTN ACROSS CWA. SOME LOW CLOUDS MOVING INTO AREA IN WAKE OF SHRT WV BUT SHOULD MIX OUT WITH HEATING THIS AFTN AND ALLOW MAX TEMPS TO REACH INTO 80S PER CURRENT FCST. MARINE: SAME-OL-SAME-OL GREAT LAKES MID-LATITUDE TROF/WESTERN ATLANTIC BERMUDA HIGH S-SW FLOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS CWFA RIGHT THRU THE WEEKEND. ONLY SLIGHT DEVIANCE TO THE 3-5 FT SEAS/15-20 KT WINDS 5 DAY FORECAST CYCLE WILL BE P-GRAD TIGHTENING UP A NOTCH (SOLID 20 KTS/SEAS TO 6 FT) FRIDAY/SATURDAY AS AFORMENTIONED TROF SHARPENS LATER DURING THE WEEK. SCAC POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME...OTHERWISE NO CURRENT HEADLINES SUFFICE TO SAY MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT FLAGS FLYING FROM HATTERAS SOUTHWARD DUE TO FRISKY SOUTH FACING BEACH FLOW. SURF CAMS/LOCAL SURF REPORTERS FROM DUCK SOUTH TO THE CRYSTAL COAST SHOWING 2-4 FT WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE UP AND DOWN THE NC COAST. BEACH-GOERS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OBX CONTINUE TO BE HAMPERED WITH DON-YOUR-WETSUIT UNSEASONABLY COLD OCEAN TEMPERATURES (UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S) FROM UPWELLING (POSSIBLY A DASH OF LONG-DISTANT-FETCH ECKMANS SPIRAL THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE) DUE TO PERSISTENT OFFSHORE WIND PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN GYRATING FOR WHAT SEEMS AN ETERNITY THIS 2003 SUMMER SEASON. IN THE TROPICS...NOT MUCH GOING ON SAVE FOR THE WEAK AND DISORGANIZED TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY MEANDERING SLOWLY WESTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLAND CHAIN. ULL/WINDSHEAR ACTIVITY TO ITS N AND NW SERVING UP A SOMEWHAT HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ON STAND-BY LATER TODAY TO INVESTIGATE THE NEVER GIVE UP THE SHIP FEATURE WITH THE IF NECESSARY CAVEAT TAGGED ON THE END. OTHERWISE...ALL IS RELATIVELY QUITE ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE. INTERESTING TO NOTE IF YOURE INTO LOOKING AT ALL SIDES OF THE TROPICAL PLAYING HEMISPHERE FIELD. TYPHOON ETAU FORECAST TO BECOME A SUPER TYPHOON (150 MPH WINDS) LATER TONIGHT AS IT HEADS FOR SOUTHERN JAPAN DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THEY WILL HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL. .MHX...NONE. JBM/GC
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-061100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 418 AM EDT WED AUG 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND A FEW COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. A MODERATE RIP CURRENT THREAT SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN PITT COUNTY WHERE DOPPLER ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FELL IN THE GREENVILLE VICINITY OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME, THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. 12
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:28 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Beaufort County 911 Center reported brief tornado touchdown at a phosphate mine.
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