Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in flash flooding across eleven counties in eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of the 27th.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in flash flooding across eleven counties in eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of the 27th.
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 Aug 27, 1:12 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
212 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS
AS HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS NORTHEAST THROUGH COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. IRENE WILL MOVE WELL NORTHEAST OF THE
REGION ON SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE
DEPARTING HURRICANE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE
AREA MONDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY JUST TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 210 PM SATURDAY...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE IS CURRENTLY
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND AS A CATEGORY 1
HURRICANE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH. IRENE HAS TAKEN LONGER
THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST TO EXIT THE REGION...NEARLY STALLING AT
ONE POINT LATE THIS MORNING OVER THE WESTERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND
IS SLOWLY PUSHING NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. DUE TO THE SLOW
MOTION...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR MANY COASTAL PLAIN
COUNTIES STRETCHING EAST TO COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO
SOUND. SEVERAL FLOODING REPORTS HAVE COME IN THIS MORNING DUE TO
STORM SURGE AND HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE NEUSE...TAR...AND PAMLICO
RIVERS. A LARGE HEAVY RAIN BAND WILL ACT AS A PIVOT POINT ABOUT
THE CENTER OF THE FFW ALONG HWY 17...OR ABOUT CENTRAL BEAUFORT
COUNTY TO NORTHERN CRAVEN COUNTY. QPF AMOUNTS WERE BUMPED UP TO
REFLECT THE SLOWER MOTION OF IRENE.
AS FOR WINDS...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MANY SITES HAVE LOST POWER
AND WE HAVE NUMEROUS MISSING REPORTS BECAUSE OF THIS...BUT
ADJACENT OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH FOR WESTERN PORTIONS ALONG THE
COASTAL PLAINS. WINDS ARE STRONGER...NEAR HURRICANE FORCE IN
GUSTS...CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
RAMP DOWN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING BEHIND THE SYSTEM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM SATURDAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
CAROLINAS ON SUNDAY. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT BEHIND EXITING IRENE
SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES BUILDING TO NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS...UPPER
80S TO LOWER 90S FOR HIGHS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 140 PM SATURDAY...HURRICANE IRENE WILL ACCELERATE AWAY TO
THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A DEEP MID-LEVEL TROUGH IN ITS
WAKE FOR MONDAY AS A WEAK SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLIPS SOUTH
ACROSS THE CWA EARLY IN THE DAY MONDAY. WILL HAVE A SMALL CHANCE
OF SHOWERS/TSTMS AS THE GFS...ECMWF AND THE NAM12 INDICATE SOME
LIGHT QPF ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOUNDARY. REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL
BRING WELCOME DRY WEATHER AS TROUGH LIFTS OUT AND UPPER RIDGE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO NORMAL
WITH MAXES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 80S AND LOWS MAINLY IN THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER 60S.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/
AS OF 2 PM SAT...DIFFICULT AVIATION FORECAST...AS MOST OBS FROM TAF
SITES NOT REPORTING AT THIS TIME. EXPECT PREDOMINATE IFR CONDITIONS
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO LIFT
NORTH OUT OF THE AREA. STILL EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 45-50KT FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS WELL. CIGS/VBSYS SHOULD BE IMPROVING AFTER
06Z...LIKELY TO VFR.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM SAT...EXPECT PREDOMINATE VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
THROUGH THE PERIOD. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
MONDAY NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE SUB VFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND SUNDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM SATURDAY...LATEST RADAR/SATELLITE/OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE HURRICANE IRENE IS CURRENT CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALBEMARLE SOUND HEADING NORTH-NORTHEAST ABOUT 8 MPH AS A CATEGORY
1 HURRICANE WITH 85 MPH WINDS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS AND WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST...WITH
RESIDUAL HIGH SEAS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS ASSOCIATED
WITH HURRICANE IRENE AS IT HEADS TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM SATURDAY...SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LATEST
WAVEWATCH AND LOCAL SWAN MODEL WITH REGARDS TO TIMING OF WHEN SEAS
DROP BELOW 6 FEET. WAVEWATCH IS A LITTLE BIT FASTER DROPPING SEAS
BY 06Z MONDAY AND LEANED IN THAT DIRECTION. BY MONDAY...FRONTAL
BOUNDARY DROPS ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH
OF THE AREA TUESDAY AND LINGERING THRU LATE WEEK. SHOULD SEE
RELATIVELY QUIET MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH GENERALLY NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS
RUNNING 2 TO 4 FEET.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HURRICANE WARNING FOR NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-
104.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR NCZ029-044>047-079>081-
090>095-098-103-104.
MARINE...HURRICANE WARNING FOR AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DAG
NEAR TERM...DAG
SHORT TERM...DAG
LONG TERM...CTC
AVIATION...CQD
MARINE...CTC/DAGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1107 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-281515- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1107 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE WARNING. .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. FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1239 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0458 AM STORM SURGE NORTH HARLOWE 34.86N 76.77W
08/27/2011 M7.50 FT CRAVEN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ON CLUBFOOT CREEK
0600 AM STORM SURGE NEW BERN 35.12N 77.08W
08/27/2011 E3.00 FT CRAVEN NC EMERGENCY MNGR
3 FEET OF WATER BACKING UP ON EAST FRONT STREET AND
COMING UP ON BROAD STREET.
0600 AM HURRICANE FORT BARNWELL 35.27N 77.33W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED FROM FALLEN TREES
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED IN A HOME DUE TO A FALLEN TREE IN
FORT BARNWELL.
0600 AM HURRICANE ERNUL 35.25N 77.06W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 17 CLOSED IN THE ERNUL AREA DUE TO DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES.
0615 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 5 SW JACKSONVILLE 34.71N 77.47W
08/27/2011 M80.00 MPH ONSLOW NC TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST TO 94 MPH
0641 AM HIGH SUST WINDS BEAUFORT 34.72N 76.65W
08/27/2011 M65.00 MPH CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
GUSTS TO 77 MPH
0655 AM COASTAL FLOOD SEALEVEL 34.86N 76.39W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC PUBLIC
3 FEET OVER WATER OVER NELSON ROAD IN SEA LEVEL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 SSE GREENVILLE 35.51N 77.33W
08/27/2011 M5.04 INCH PITT NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 5.08 INCHES SOUTH OF
GREENVILLE.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN NEWPORT 34.79N 76.86W
08/27/2011 M7.42 INCH CARTERET NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 7.42 INCHES NEAR NEWPORT.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW SWANSBORO 34.72N 77.17W
08/27/2011 M7.07 INCH ONSLOW NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER NORTHWEST OF SWANSBORO OBSERVED 7.07
INCHES.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 WSW JACKSONVILLE 34.74N 77.49W
08/27/2011 M7.95 INCH ONSLOW NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER WEST OF JACKSONVILLE REPORTED 7.95
INCHES.
0700 AM HURRICANE GREENVILLE 35.60N 77.37W
08/27/2011 PITT NC EMERGENCY MNGR
73MPH WIND GUST OBSERVED AT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS CENTER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE TRENT WOODS 35.06N 77.09W
08/27/2011 M5.94 INCH CRAVEN NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER IN TRENT WOODS REPORTED 5.94 INCHES.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W JACKSONVILLE 34.76N 77.44W
08/27/2011 M5.80 INCH ONSLOW NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER NEAR JACKSONVILLE REPORTED 5.80 INCHES.
0700 AM HURRICANE WASHINGTON 35.56N 77.05W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN ACROSS RIVER ROAD.
0700 AM HURRICANE WASHINGTON 35.56N 77.05W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED HIGH WINDS WITH TREES DOWN ACROSS RIVER
ROAD.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SE HUBERT 34.68N 77.18W
08/27/2011 M6.77 INCH ONSLOW NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER SOUTHEAST OF HUBERT REPORTED 6.77
INCHES.
0719 AM STORM SURGE NORTH HARLOWE 34.86N 76.77W
08/27/2011 M8.50 FT CRAVEN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0719 AM STORM SURGE 3 E NEW BERN 35.12N 77.03W
08/27/2011 M0.00 FT XXX XX PUBLIC
6 TO 7 FOOT WATER LEVEL AT FAIRFIELD HARBOR.
0719 AM HIGH SUST WINDS CEDAR ISLAND 35.00N 76.33W
08/27/2011 M90.00 MPH CARTERET NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
CEDAR ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL REPORTS SUSTAINED WINDS 90
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 110 MPH.
0730 AM HURRICANE CAPE CARTERET 34.69N 77.06W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED MULTIPLE TREES DOWN WITH
NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS OFF HIGHWAY 24 NEAR HIGHWAY 58 AND
CHANNEL VIEW COURT.
0730 AM HURRICANE SWANSBORO 34.69N 77.13W
08/27/2011 ONSLOW NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PART OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF JUST
EAST OF SWANSBORO.
0740 AM HURRICANE W MOREHEAD CITY 34.72N 76.73W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN IN THE BRANDYWINE SUBDIVISION.
0740 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SE HUBERT 34.69N 77.19W
08/27/2011 M7.43 INCH ONSLOW NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 7.43 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF
HUBERT.
0750 AM HURRICANE CEDAR ISLAND 35.00N 76.33W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
115 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE CEDAR ISLAND FERRY
OFFICE.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN MOREHEAD CITY 34.72N 76.73W
08/27/2011 M7.75 INCH CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 WNW KINSTON 35.30N 77.66W
08/27/2011 M5.64 INCH LENOIR NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER WEST OF KINSTON REPORTED 5.64 INCHES.
0800 AM HURRICANE CEDAR ISLAND 35.00N 76.33W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WIND GUSTS TO 115 MPH AT CEDAR ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL.
0800 AM STORM SURGE STACY 34.85N 76.42W
08/27/2011 E3.00 FT CARTERET NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
RELAYED FROM BROADCAST MEDIA.
0806 AM HURRICANE MOREHEAD CITY 34.72N 76.73W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN BLOCKING 15TH STREET AT HIGHWAY 70 IN MOREHEAD
CITY.
0827 AM HURRICANE 2 NNE BEAUFORT 34.75N 76.64W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 2 FT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED AND
POWER POLE SNAPPED NEAR PIVER ROAD AND HWY 70 NEAR
BEAUFORT.
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN MOREHEAD CITY 34.72N 76.73W
08/27/2011 M10.20 INCH CARTERET NC PUBLIC
0830 AM HURRICANE WASHINGTON 35.56N 77.05W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC EMERGENCY MNGR
CLARKS NECK ROAD IS FLOODED AND COVERED BY TREES. ROAD IS
IMPASSABLE.
0845 AM FLOOD MOREHEAD CITY 34.72N 76.73W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 5 TO 7 INCHES ON BAY STREET. PARTS ARE
IMPASSABLE.
0845 AM HURRICANE AURORA 35.30N 76.79W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC EMERGENCY MNGR
70 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND 90 MPH GUSTS AT PCS PHOSPHATE
0845 AM FLOOD MOREHEAD CITY 34.72N 76.73W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 4-6 INCHES OF WATER ON FISHER STREET.
0848 AM HURRICANE 1 NW AURORA 35.31N 76.80W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC EMERGENCY MNGR
70 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND 90 MPH GUSTS AT PCS PHOSPHATE.
0851 AM HURRICANE NEW BERN 35.12N 77.08W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC ASOS
WIND GUST TO 74 MPH AT KEWN
0907 AM HURRICANE 3 E BEAUFORT 34.72N 76.60W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 70 AND MERRIMON ROAD NEAR EAST CARTERET HIGH
SCHOOL ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS AND TREES BLOCKING
THE ROAD.
0907 AM HURRICANE 4 NNE BEAUFORT 34.78N 76.63W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
INTERSECTION OF HWY 70 AND MERRIMON RD. IMPASSABLE DUE TO
DEBRIS/TREES BLOCKING THE ROAD.
0915 AM HURRICANE NEWPORT 34.79N 76.86W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
6 LARGE TREES UPROOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 70 BETWEEN HIBBS
ROAD AND SAM GARNER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.
0924 AM HURRICANE 1 NW JAMES CITY 35.08N 77.03W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH A
GUST TO 86 MPH AND DOZENS OF TREES DOWN BETWEEN NEWPORT
AND NEW BERN ON HWY 70.
0930 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW HAVELOCK 34.88N 76.94W
08/27/2011 M8.57 INCH CRAVEN NC COCORAHS
COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 8.57 INCHES NEAR HAVELOCK.
0930 AM HURRICANE RIVER BEND 35.07N 77.15W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 70 BETWEEN HAVELOCK
AND NEW BERN. TIME ESTIMATED.
0946 AM HURRICANE AURORA 35.30N 76.79W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER 4 FEET DEEP UP TO FIFTH STREET. POWERLINE DOWN
BLOCKING NELSON FARM ROAD AND POSSUM TRACK ROAD. ROAD
IMPASSABLE.
0950 AM HURRICANE 19 SSE NAGS HEAD 35.69N 75.50W
08/27/2011 OUTER BANKS DARE NC AWOS
WIND GUST TO 83 MPH.
0950 AM HURRICANE 19 SSE NAGS HEAD 35.69N 75.50W
08/27/2011 OUTER BANKS DARE NC AWOS
WIND GUST TO 83 MPH AT KPEI
0950 AM HURRICANE 19 SSE NAGS HEAD 35.69N 75.50W
08/27/2011 OUTER BANKS DARE NC AWOS
WIND GUST TO 83 MPH AT KPEI.
1015 AM HURRICANE NEWPORT 34.79N 76.86W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
74 MPH MEASURED WIND GUST.
1020 AM HURRICANE 2 SSE JAMES CITY 35.04N 77.01W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC PUBLIC
INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 70W AND THURMAN RD. LARGE TREE 1
FT. DIAMETER LAYING ON POWER LINE
1020 AM HURRICANE 4 SE NEW BERN 35.07N 77.03W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC PUBLIC
INTERSECTION OF 70W AND AIRPORT RD. 3 BUSINESSES FLOODED.
1035 AM HURRICANE ATLANTIC BEACH 34.69N 76.74W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 101 MPH.
1036 AM HURRICANE 1 N DUCK 36.18N 75.76W
08/27/2011 OUTER BANKS DARE NC EMERGENCY MNGR
DUCK PIER REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS 67 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
84 MPH.
1040 AM HURRICANE NEW BERN 35.12N 77.08W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC AMATEUR RADIO
POWERLINES DOWN ON THOMAS AVENUE. ROAD IMPASSABLE.
1046 AM HURRICANE AURORA 35.30N 76.79W
08/27/2011 BEAUFORT NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON TRIPP ROAD AND MOUTH OF THE CREEK ROAD.
ROAD IMPASSABLE.
1046 AM HURRICANE SCRANTON 35.50N 76.45W
08/27/2011 HYDE NC EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES ALONG
HIGHWAY 264. SCRANTON AND SLADESVILLE AREAS EXPERIENCING
MAJOR FLOODING ISSUES.
1055 AM TROPICAL STORM GREENVILLE 35.60N 77.37W
08/27/2011 PITT NC AWOS
WIND GUST TO 64 MPH AT KPGV
1101 AM HURRICANE BEAUFORT 34.72N 76.65W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC AMATEUR RADIO
55 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 76 MPH ON ANN STREET.
1102 AM TROPICAL STORM BEAUFORT 34.72N 76.65W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC ASOS
WIND GUST TO 70 MPH AT MRH.
1110 AM FLOOD SWANQUARTER 35.40N 76.32W
08/27/2011 MAINLAND HYDE NC EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER HAS TOPPED THE DIKE IN SWANQUARTER WITH MAJOR
FLOODING ONGOING.
1115 AM HURRICANE HAVELOCK 34.91N 76.89W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN ON CHADWICK AVENUE. ROAD IMPASSABLE.
1123 AM HURRICANE NEWPORT 34.74N 76.93W
08/27/2011 CARTERET NC NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE OVER 2.5 FEET IN DIAMETER DOWN ON 9 MILE ROAD. ROAD
IS IMPASSABLE.
1131 AM TROPICAL STORM 4 WSW DOVER 35.19N 77.50W
08/27/2011 JONES NC TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST TO 70 MPH.
&&
DAGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
135 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM HURRICANE KINSTON 35.28N 77.59W
08/27/2011 LENOIR NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ON ROUTE 11 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 THERE
WERE 4 POWER POLES SNAPPED IN HALF
&&
JSCHULZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
137 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM HURRICANE KINSTON 35.28N 77.59W
08/27/2011 LENOIR NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 70 EAST EDGE OF KINSTON A CARPORT WAS FLIPPED OVER
A 2 1/2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE WAS UPROOTED AND A POWER POLE
WAS PARTIALLY SNAPPED
&&
JSCHULZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
139 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM HURRICANE KINSTON 35.28N 77.59W
08/27/2011 LENOIR NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 70 EAST EDGE OF KINSTON HALF OF A MCDONALDS SIGN
BLOWN OUT AND A LARGE TREE DOWN
&&
JSCHULZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM HURRICANE KINSTON 35.28N 77.59W
08/27/2011 LENOIR NC TRAINED SPOTTER
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 17 AND 258 A LARGE GREEN ROAD
SIGN WAS BLOWN DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE RIGHT LANE OF
HIGHWAY 70
&&
JSCHULZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
308 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HURRICANE HAVELOCK 34.91N 76.89W
08/27/2011 CRAVEN NC AMATEUR RADIO
OLD CHERRY POINT ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO TREES AND
POWERLINES.
&&
CQDThe Morehead City radar (KMHX), 12 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
11 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Widespread flooding reported across the county with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Irene resulted in widespread flooding with numerous road closures.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2011
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: 357932, 357933, 357938, 357940, 357943, 357944, 357945, 357946, 357947, 357948, 357949.