Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening across eastern North Carolina as a cold front approached from the northwest.
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The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening across eastern North Carolina as a cold front approached from the northwest.
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 Jul 11, 1:51 PM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
251 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND WILL
BECOME STATIONARY ALONG THE COAST THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND. THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE
WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AND WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FOR THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON AS HEATING CONTINUES UNDER CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
MADE NO CHANGES TO POPS FOR TONIGHT AND KEPT LIKELY ACROSS THE
BOARD AS THE COLD MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ONTO THE COASTAL PLAIN 09-12Z.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY
AND THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. KEPT CHANCE POPS
GOING THROUGH THE PERIOD IN A MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NO CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FCST. FRONT WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE W
FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN LIFT N OR DISSIPATE SUN INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. ATMS LOOKS TO REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH SCT CONVECTION
LIKELY THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPS LOOKS SEASONAL WITH HIGHS AROUND
90 OR SO INLAND WITH CST MID 80S. WILL REMAIN MUGGY WITH HIGH
DEWPTS...THIS WILL KEEP LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT THE AREA TERMINALS THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED CEILINGS AROUND 4KFT THIS
EVENING WILL BECOME BKN AROUND 4KFT LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT CLOUD
DECK TO SCATTER OUT LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS
EVENING WILL VEER TO WEST THURSDAY MORNING.
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD EXPECTING MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS
DURING THE DAY WITH VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS DURING THE NIGHTTIME/EARLY
MORNING HOURS. CONVECTION WILL BE MAINLY DIURNAL FROM MID
AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.
&&
.MARINE...
SW WNDS OVR THE CSTL WTRS AT 15 TO 20 KTS ARE CONTINUING THIS AFTN.
FRNT OVR ERN TN WL PUSH EWRD THRU THE RMNDR OF THE AFTN AND THIS
EVE. GRAD WL TITEN AHD OF THIS FTR...BRING WND OVR THE WTRS TO SCA
CONDS LTR THIS AFTN. MDLS BRINGG FRNT ACRSS WTRS ARND SR THU WI WND
TURNG TO NW BHND FRNT AND GRAD LOOSENING FOR A DCRS IN WND SPD. A WK
RDG WL TRY TO BLD OVR THE AREA FRM THE W THU WI WND BCMG WLY AND
LGT. RDG GET SUPPRSD WI NXT APPCHG SYS. WND TO BCM MR ORGANIZED FRM
THE SW FRI AM AS SYS GETS CLOSER TO AREA. WL MOST LIKELY RCH SCA
CONDS AGAIN FRI NGT AS FRNT MVS ACROSS THE WTRS SAT AM.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR AMZ135.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
THURSDAY FOR AMZ130.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR AMZ152-154-
156-158.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY FOR AMZ150.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HSA
NEAR TERM...HSA
SHORT TERM...HSA
LONG TERM...CGG
AVIATION...HSA
MARINE...CGGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 316 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 NCZ029-044-045-079-080-090>093-098-120730- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN- ONSLOW- 316 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAT INDICIES NEAR 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NCZ046-047-081-094-095-103-104-120730- TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-PAMLICO-CARTERET- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 316 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 545 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 NCZ090>093-098-112245- DUPLIN-JONES-LENOIR-CRAVEN-ONSLOW- 545 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ONSLOW...CRAVEN...LENOIR...JONES AND DUPLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 545 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 46 MILES WEST OF NEW BERN TO 59 MILES WEST OF NEW BERN...OR FROM 10 MILES EAST OF MOUNT OLIVE TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF WARSAW...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR NEW BERN AT 645 PM EDT.. 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. 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. 20
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 620 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 NCZ044-080-091>093-112300- JONES-LENOIR-PITT-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN- 620 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...PITT...LENOIR AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 620 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AYDEN TO 37 MILES SOUTH OF AYDEN...OR FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF KINSTON TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF HALF MOON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR AYDEN AT 630 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE RIVER ROAD AND WASHINGTON. 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. 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. 20
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 700 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 NCZ093-094-112345- PAMLICO-CRAVEN- 700 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CRAVEN AND PAMLICO COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 700 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NEW BERN... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BRIDGETON...AND...JAMES CITY AT 705 PM EDT...ALLIANCE AT 725 PM EDT...STONEWALL...AND...BAYBORO AT 730 PM EDT...VANDEMERE...AND... MESIC AT 740 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE RIVER BEND AND TRENT WOODS. 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. 20
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak tornado moved through the Old Ford area during the early evening hours. Thirty structures were damaged. Three structures sustained major damage. Winds were estimated near 90 mph from damage assessment.
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