5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Dec 10, 9:24 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
924 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003
WILL UPDATE ZFP FOR SVR TSTM WATCH.
PER CONFERENCE CALL WITH SPC...SVR TSTM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL
OF CWA UNTIL 07Z (2AM EST).
CONVECTION BECOMING MORE ACTIVE ALONG MAIN FRONTAL BAND OVER SERN NC
AND ACTIVITY WILL MOVE E-NE OVER MHX AREA NEXT 2-4 HRS. WIND FIELDS
VERY STRONG WITH 40-45 KTS AT 1000 FT PER 00Z SOUNDING. ALTHOUGH
INSTABILITY LACKING...POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR ISOLD SVR WIND GUSTS.
MARINE: CWFA FEELING ONSLAUGHT OF LARGE SEAS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND
RAPID PRESSURE FALLS (-0.09 TO -0.17 IN) AS 994MB UPPER GREAT LAKES
LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEEPENS AND SWINGS STRONG COLD FRONT TOWARD
COAST. LOCAL OFFSHORE BUOY SEAS (WHEN THEY ARE REPORTING SEA HEIGHTS
THAT IS) HITTING 13 TO 17 FOOT MARK. ALTHOUGH...A TALE OF TWO
STORIES WHERE WIND IS CONCERNED WITH THE OLDER FPSN7 REGERISTING
SOUTHERLY FLOW AT 46G52 KTS...WHILE YOUNGER BUOY 41013 JUST
ONE-HALF MILE S (ANEMOMETER IS 43.7 METERS CLOSER TO THE SURFACE OF
THE SEA THOUGH) SHOWING WINDS FROM THE SAME DIRECTION AT 29G39 KTS.
ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT...SEAS/WINDS SHOWING WHAT THEY ARE MADE OF
ALONG BOTH LEGS TONIGHT. A LOOK-SEE AT SURF CAM JUST BEFORE DARK
TONIGHT SHOWED WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE BUILDING VERY RAPIDLY WITH
TURBULENT WHITEWATER EXTENDING OUT TO NEAR THE HORIZON. LATEST
ETA/GFS HAVE SPED UP FROPA PROCESS A FEW HRS FROM LAST NIGHTS
THINKING PROCESS (GFS STILL THE TAD QUICKER) WITH FRONT CLEARING
MOST COASTAL LOCATIONS FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO SURF CITY
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 AM. HOWEVER...ETA/GFS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH
270 DEGREE/20-25 KT POST FROPA FLOW LASTING THRU THE OVERNIGHT AND A
GOOD PORTION OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS THURSDAY BEFORE SLOWLY VEERING NW
TOWARD NIGHTFALL NOT TO MENTION DECREASING A FEW NOTCHES (15-20 KTS)
IN SPEED. LIKEWISE...SEAS GRADUALLY SETTLE DOWN FROM THEIR
GARGANTUAN (EPIC RESERVED FOR ISABELS PRODUCTION) NUMBERS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT AS AFOREMENTIONED LOW PULLS TOWARD EASTERN
CANADIAN PROVINCES AND FRONT HEADS DEEPER INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.
WINDS AND SEAS FALL FURTHER INTO NO FLAG TERRITORY FRIDAY/SATURDAY
AS NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 1028MB HIGH BUILDS INTO
REGION/CWFA. WINDS/SEAS THEN REV UP AGAIN (ALTHOUGH NOT NEARLY AS
STRONG/BIG) HEADING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
FORMS ALONG THE EASTERN GULF/SE US COAST AND TREKS UP EASTERN
SEABOARD TAKING A POSITION OFF THE DELMARVA COAST LATE SUNDAY.
RAPIDLY SHIFTING WINDS TO BE THE MAIN HEADACHE WITH CWFA LATTER
PERIOD FORECAST THINKING DEPENDING TRACK OF LOW. GFS THEN
DEEPENS/RACES LOW TO 994MB STATUS E OF CAPE COD BY SUNRISE MONDAY
AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN SW AS WINDS STAY NW AND A BIT FRISKY
(15-25 KTS) THRU MOST OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW WORK/SCHOOL WEEK.
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY NCZ098-098-103-104-
GALE WARNING CSTL WATERS AND PAMLICO SOUND
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALBEMARLE SOUND
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 981 ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 2 AM
JBM/GCHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 451 AM EST WED DEC 10 2003 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-101400- BEAUFORT NC-CARTERET NC-CRAVEN NC-DUPLIN NC-GREENE NC-JONES NC- LENOIR NC-MAINLAND DARE NC-MAINLAND HYDE NC-MARTIN NC-ONSLOW NC- OUTER BANKS DARE NC-OUTER BANKS HYDE NC-PAMLICO NC-PITT NC- TYRRELL NC-WASHINGTON NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC BEACH...BAYBORO...BEAUFORT... BELHAVEN...BEULAVILLE...BUXTON...CEDAR ISLAND...COLUMBIA...DUCK... EMERALD ISLE...ENGELHARD...FRISCO...GREENVILLE...HARKERS ISLAND... HATTERAS VILLAGE...HAVELOCK...JACKSONVILLE...KENANSVILLE... KILL DEVIL HILLS...KINSTON...KITTY HAWK...LA GRANGE...MANNS HARBOR... MANTEO...MOREHEAD CITY...NAGS HEAD...NEW BERN... NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH...OCRACOKE...ORIENTAL...PLYMOUTH...SNOW HILL... SWANQUARTER...SWANSBORO...TRENTON...WALLACE...WARSAW... WASHINGTON AND WILLIAMSTON 451 AM EST WED DEC 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS EVEN POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST AND OUTER BANKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...STRONG COASTAL WINDS...AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...WILL DIMINISH ONCE THE FRONT PASSES LATE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.. JME
NCZ080-093>095-110115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR HEAVY SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 714 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003 ...HEAVY SHOWERS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT CARTERET...CRAVEN...PAMLICO AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EST... AT 714 PM EST...THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMERALD ISLE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES EAST OF NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE AREA OF SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR EMERALD ISLE AT 725 PM EST...BROAD CREEK AT 730 PM EST...NEWPORT AT 740 PM EST...HAVELOCK AT 745 PM EST...CHERRY POINT AT 750 PM EST...MINNESOTT BEACH AT 755 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE ALLIANCE...ARAPAHOE...ATLANTIC BEACH...AURORA...BAYBORO...BOGUE...CAPE CARTERET...CEDAR POINT...FLORENCE...HARLOWE...HOBUCKEN...INDIAN BEACH...LOWLAND...MARIBEL...MERRITT...MESIC...MOREHEAD CITY...NEUSE FOREST...NORTH HARLOWE...NORTH RIVER...ORIENTAL...PAMLICO...PELETIER...PINE KNOLL SHORES...SALTER PATH...SILVER HILL...SOUTH RIVER AND WHORTONSVILLE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. JBM
NCZ029-044-080-091>093-095-098-110345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 943 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT...ONSLOW...CARTERET... MARTIN...CRAVEN...LENOIR...JONES AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM EST... AT 943 PM EST...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF KINSTON TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH...OR FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF KINSTON TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAROLINA BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR JACKSONVILLE AT 955 PM EST...TRENTON AT 1005 PM EST...SWANSBORO AT 1030 PM EST...NEW BERN AT 1035 PM EST...EMERALD ISLE AT 1040 PM EST...WASHINGTON AT 1045 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE HAVELOCK AND WILLIAMSTON. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING 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. JBM
NCZ029-044-080-092-093-095-098-110430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1020 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT...ONSLOW...CARTERET... MARTIN...CRAVEN...JONES AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM EST... AT 1020 PM EST...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GREENVILLE TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF SWANSBORO...MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR EMERALD ISLE AT 1025 PM EST...NEW BERN AT 1030 PM EST...HAVELOCK AT 1035 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE TRENTON. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS WELL AS TORRENTIAL RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING 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. WS
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:45 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Police report of Dairy Queen sign damage on Highway 58 in Emerald Isle.
Spotter reported 73 mph wind gust and damage to local marina.
Harkers Island bridge tender reported a 74 mph wind gust.
NWS wind equipment measured a 61 mph wind gust at the Cedar Island ferry terminal.
Ocracoke deputies reported damage to a house with many trees down. Minor damage was also reported to a patrol car.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, December 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5332303, 5332302, 5332304, 5332305, 5332306.