A 35 year old male was pulled out to sea in a rip current and drowned on May 5th 2007.
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 episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
A 35 year old male was pulled out to sea in a rip current and drowned on May 5th 2007.
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 May 5, 3:04 AM EST, 5 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
404 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2007
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...THERE IS A POTENTIAL
FOR A MAJOR COASTAL STORM TO DEVELOP SUNDAY WITH STRONG WINDS AND
SOUND SIDE FLOODING POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL
TODAY AND WELL BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
WEDGE PATTERN TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. DRIER LOW
LEVEL AIR HAS ADVECTED INTO THE AREA AND HAS LED TO EROSION OF
MOST OF THE LOW CLOUDINESS. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL REDEVELOP SOUTHERN
AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
FILTERED SUNSHINE THROUGH MAINLY MID AND HIGH CLOUDS EARLY TODAY
WILL HELP BOOST TEMPS TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES. A WEAK DAMPENING
SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT
AND BRING AN AREA OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO EASTERN NC. MOST OF
THE RAIN WILL OCCUR AFTER 00Z TONIGHT WITH AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY
17 SEEING A FEW SHOWERS AFTER 18Z TODAY. THE RAINFALL SHOULD END
BEFORE 18Z SUNDAY WITH AMOUNTS OF 1/4 TO UP TO 3/4 OF AN INCH
EXPECTED.
OF CONCERN IS THE PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AS LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE COAST WHILE A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRES
BUILDS SOUTH FROM EASTERN CANADA PRODUCING STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS COASTAL EASTERN NC WHICH WILL LEAD TO
SOUND SIDE FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND POSSIBLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE KEY TO THIS FORECAST IS HOW SOON A STRONG
SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE MID ATLC COAST CUTS OFF INTO
AN UPPER LOW LATE SUNDAY. THE SOONER THIS OCCURS THE MORE LIKELY
THE SFC LOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ALONG THE GULF STREAM AND REMAIN
CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE GFS WAS WEAKER AND FURTHER EAST THAN THE
NAM WHICH PRODUCES SFC WINDS OF 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND
RETROGRADES THE LOW TOWARD THE NC COAST MON. THE UK MET WAS A GOOD
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THESE 2 CAMPS WITH A STRONGER AND FURTHER WEST
LOW THAN THE GFS BUT NOT QUITE AS ROBUST OR CLOSE TO THE COAST AS
THE NAM. RIGHT NOW THERE HAS BEEN ENOUGH CONSISTENCY AND AGREEMENT
IN THE MODELS FOR US TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN ISSUING A HIGH WIND
WATCH AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. MORE
DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS BUT COASTAL
INTERESTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
POSSIBLY SOUND SIDE FLOOD.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...EARLY PORTION OF FORECAST
WILL DEPEND ON COASTAL LOW WHICH WILL BECOME CUT OFF FROM THE
WESTERLIES AND COULD LINGER NEAR NC THROUGH WED. MAIN EFFECT WOULD
BE WIND AND CLOUDS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR SOME COASTAL SHOWERS AND
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW NORMAL. THE LOW SHOULD EVENTUALLY GET
KICKED EAST LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...CURRENTLY VFR AREA WIDE. MVFR CIGS WILL
DEVELOP SOUTHERN AREAS BY 12Z AND NORTH LATER THIS EVENING. MOSTLY
LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER
DARK. WE ARE EXPECTING WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT AS THE
AREA OF RAIN MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...A VERY ACTIVE SHORT TERM PERIOD COMING UP. A POWERFUL
SHORT WAVE WILL DIVE SOUTH ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER TROF
ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. AN UPPER LOW WILL THEN CUT OFF JUST OFF
THE SOUTHEAST COAST. CONSENSUS EARLY THIS MORNING TENDS TO FAVOR A
STRONGER NAM SOLUTION. HOWEVER...THE NAM BRINGS STORM FORCE WINDS
INTO OUR COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THAT HIGH
JUST YET SINCE IT IS THE 3RD PERIOD...PREFERRING TO KEEP IT JUST
UNDER STORM FORCE AND WAIT ANOTHER RUN OR TWO. DAY SHIFT CAN EASILY
BUMP UP IF NEEDED. WILL CAP WINDS AT 45 KNOTS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE
CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. SMALL CRAFT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF THE TIME DUE TO THE EFFECTS FROM THE STRONG COASTAL
LOW THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ046-047-081-093>095-103-104.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR NCZ093>095.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ130-
135-150-152-154-156-158.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
AMZ152-154-156.
&&
SHORT TERM...ELARDO
LONG TERM...AUSTIN
AVIATION...ELARDO
MARINE...AUSTINHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 516 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NCZ046-047-081-103-104-060930- TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- 516 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ029-044-045-079-080-090>092-098-060930- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-ONSLOW- 516 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ093>095-060930- CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET- 516 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH COASTAL FLOOD WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 35 year old male was pulled out to sea in a rip current and drowned near Fort Macon in Atlantic Beach. The man entered the water to try and save two children who were in distress.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Carteret | 2007-05-05 | 35 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2007
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: 23136.