Scattered thunderstorms developed across the inland portions of eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of June 9th 2009. These storms developed as a weak impulse aloft crossed and interacted with the sea breeze that was moving inland.
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Scattered thunderstorms developed across the inland portions of eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of June 9th 2009. These storms developed as a weak impulse aloft crossed and interacted with the sea breeze that was moving inland. These storms produced very heavy rain in spots and localized flooding was reported.
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 Jun 9, 2:30 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 330 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF HOT AND HUMID AIR ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY THEN LINGER ALONG OR JUST OFF THE COAST SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... AS OF 330 PM TUESDAY...SCATTERED CONVECTION CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA SHOULD LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING AS THE MODELS INDICATE WEAK UPPER DIFLUENCE PERSISTING THROUGH 06Z. ALTHOUGH SHEAR IS WEAK...CAPES OF AROUND 2500 J/KG AND WINDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 50 KT SUPPORT THE THREAT FOR MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND WET MICROBURSTS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE WEAK STEERING CURRENTS ALOFT AND HIGH PW WATER VALUES MEAN THAT STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVERS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINS. ANY LINGERING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AFTER 06Z SHOULD BE ISOLATED AND WEAK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE/UPPER 60S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 330 PM TUESDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO POKE NE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THURSDAY. WESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW BOTH DAYS WILL PROMOTE HOT TEMPERATURES WITH READINGS IN THE LOWER 90S EXPECTED INLAND. THERE WILL BE BOUTS OF DIURNAL CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. CONFIDENCE IN SHORTWAVE DETAILS LOW DUE TO WEAKNESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERTURBATIONS PLUS THE WIDESPREAD/ORGANIZED CONVECTION UPSTREAM IS LIKELY TO POP AN MCV OR TWO. THUS WILL STICK CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY FOR POPS WITH NOTHING GREATER THAN 40%. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT A DECAYING MCS WILL WORK EAST ACROSS EASTERN NC WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A FEW REMNANT SHOWERS OR STORMS POSSIBLE. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT SETTLING ACROSS NC BY FRIDAY. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS BUT NOT EXPECTING A WASHOUT AT THIS POINT. DUE TO CLOUDS AND A LITTLE LOWER THICKNESS WILL FORECAST HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MIDDLE/UPPER 80S. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 330 PM TUESDAY...NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT GETTING HUNG UP IN THE FLOW VICINITY OF NC PRODUCING A THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO AMPLIFICATION EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TROUGHING EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN US. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE COLD FRONT TO DRIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA IN THE NW FLOW ALOFT AND WASHOUT. WILL KEEP NEAR NORMAL POPS THROUGH MONDAY AS THE MODELS CONTINUE TO DIFFER WITH RESPECT TO HOW FAR SE THE FRONT WILL BE ABLE TO PENETRATE. WILL THEN FOLLOW HPC GUIDANCE AND INDICATE DRIER WEATHER TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MIDDLE 80S AND LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 60S. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 18Z TUE...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG THE SEA BREEZE IN CARTERET AND ONSLOW...AND ALSO TYRRELL AND DARE COUNTIES. SLOW MOVING STORMS HAVE POTENTIAL TO DROP UP TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR. FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR WEST EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH TAF SITES DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS WITH WIND BECOMING NW BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. FLOW TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER BOUNDARY TO MOVE OVER THE TAF SITES WILL DO SO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. && .MARINE... SOUTHERLY WIND OVER THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS OF AROUND 10 KTS. BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL NC THIS AFTERNOON TO DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY NIGHTTIME HOURS. RAIN OVER THE LAND AREA MAY DRIFT OVER THE WATERS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. BOUNDARY TO PASS THROUGH THE WATERS BEFORE SUNRISE. SURFACE WIND TO BE NORTHERLY BEHIND THE BOUNDARY...THEN QUICKLY BECOME SOUTHERLY AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. FLOW TO REMAIN LIGHT INTO THURSDAY. BULLETINS SHOWING 10 TO 12 SECOND SWELL ON AND OFF DURING THE WEEK. BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT STARTING THURSDAY. MODELS SHOWING FRONT TO PASS OVER THE WATERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW AM EXPECTING CONDITIONS TO STAY BELOW SCA CONDITION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JME NEAR TERM...JME SHORT TERM...JME LONG TERM...JME AVIATION...CGG MARINE...CGG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 425 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-100830- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 425 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 242 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ045>047-081-092000- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-WESTERN DARE-WESTERN HYDE- 242 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HYDE...DARE...TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 241 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL TYRRELL COUNTY...OR ABOUT 23 MILES EAST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR RURAL SOUTHWESTERN TYRRELL COUNTY AT 300 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE COLUMBIA...ALLIGATOR...BUFFALO CITY...EAST LAKE... FRYING PAN LANDING...GUM NECK...KILKENNY...WOODLEY AND LEVELS. 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. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. 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 TREES...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. 27
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 454 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ029-092200- MARTIN- 454 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MARTIN COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 454 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLIAMSTON...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF RICH SQUARE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HAMILTON AT 545 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE ROBERSONVILLE AND JAMESVILLE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 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. 5
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 514 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ045-046-092215- WASHINGTON-TYRRELL- 514 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 514 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 12 MILES NORTH OF PLYMOUTH...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF EDENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MACKEYS...AND...WESTOVER AT 535 PM EDT...PLEASANT GROVE AT 540 PM EDT...ROPER AT 545 PM EDT... SCUPPERNONG AT 555 PM EDT...CENTER OF PHELPS LAKE AT 610 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE HINSON... PLEASANT GROVE...PUNGO LAKE...WENONA AND WOODLEY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL 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. 5
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 550 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ080-092245- BEAUFORT- 550 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BEAUFORT COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 551 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF WASHINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PINETOWN AT 635 PM EDT...WALLA WATTA...AND...SLATESTONE AT 640 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BELHAVEN...RIVER ROAD...BATH...BUNYAN...OLD FORD...TERRA CEIA AND YEATESVILLE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. 5
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 559 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ091>093-092300- JONES-LENOIR-CRAVEN- 559 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CRAVEN...LENOIR AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 559 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER KINSTON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR KINSTON AT 605 PM EDT...WYSE FORK AT 635 PM EDT...DOVER AT 655 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE DOVER...FORT BARNWELL...GRAINGERS...WOODINGTON AND FALLING CREEK. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. 5
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 659 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ044-091>093-100000- JONES-LENOIR-PITT-CRAVEN- 659 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CRAVEN...PITT...LENOIR AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 659 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEASTERN PITT COUNTY TO CENTRAL LENOIR COUNTY...OR FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AYDEN TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF KINSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HONOLULU AT 705 PM EDT...DOVER AT 710 PM EDT...FORT BARNWELL AT 715 PM EDT...PHILLIPS CROSSROADS AT 740 PM EDT...VANCEBORO AT 745 PM EDT...JASPER AT 755 PM EDT.. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. 5
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Unofficial report of 6 inches of rain led to flooding south of Kinston. Significant flooding was reported along Alexander Rouse Road.
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