Funnel Cloud, Dare
- When
- July 10, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Dare County, 0.21 mi W of Kitty Hawk
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.071, -75.704
Media relayed a report of a funnel cloud near Kitty Hawk.
Tornado in North Carolina, July 10, 2012
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved slowly south through eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening of July 10th. One storm produced a brief tornado in Mainland Hyde County.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved slowly south through eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening of July 10th. One storm produced a brief tornado in Mainland Hyde County.
What forecasters said that day
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 10, 6:10 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 6:10 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 710 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL LINGER JUST NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE WEEK. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 715 AM TUE...LATEST MODEL RUNS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT IT WILL BE ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY. THE FRONT CONTINUES TO LINGER TO THE NORTH WITH DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE AND VORT ENERGY IN THE LOWER TO MID LEVELS. AVERAGE STORM MOTION WILL BE WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS SO ANY STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLIZED FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WINDEX VALUES FROM FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW GUST POTENTIAL RANGING FROM 35-50 KNOTS. PLENTY OF ENERGY TOO WITH CAPE VALUES 3800-4300 J/KG AND LIFTED INDEX -9 TO -10. KEPT LIKELY POPS ALL AREAS. USED A BLEND OF THE 00Z MAV/MET GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 230 AM TUE...ACTIVITY FROM TODAY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PLENTY OF INSTABILITY FOR THUNDER BUT DUE TO NO HEATING NOT QUITE A HIGH AS THIS AFTERNOON. KEPT LIKELY POPS GOING. LOCALLIZED FLOODING STILL POSSIBLE WITH RATHER SLOW-MOVING STORMS. 00Z MAV/MET GUIDANCE FOR LOWS IN CLOSE AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTED. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 230 AM TUESDAY...WED STILL LOOKS WET FOR ALL AREAS. WEAK FRONTAL ZONE WILL BISECT THE REGION FROM SW TO NE. AXIS OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION WITH PRECIP WTR VALUES GREATER THAN 2 INCHES. WEAK IMPULSES WILL ALSO BE MOVING ACROSS. WILL CONT LIKELY POPS ALL AREAS INTO THE EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN A GOOD BET...CANT RULE OUT A STRONG TO SEVERE STORM ESPCLY SRN TIER IN WARM SECTOR. FORCING ALOFT BEGINS TO WEAKEN THU AS RDG OVER THE ATLC STARTS TO BUILD WEST. STILL HAVE DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE AND EXPECT DECENT CVRG OF SHRA AND STORMS...HAVE GOOD CHC INLAND TO LOWER CHC CST. UPR RDG CONTS TO EXPAND OVER THE REGION FRI THRU THE WEEKEND WITH PRECIP CHCS DIMINISHING. CONT LOWS CHC INLAND FRI FOR MAINLY SEA BRZ ACTVTY WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIP IMD CST. SAT THRU MON LOOKS MAINLY DRY WITH DECREASING MOISTURE AND NO FORCING WITH UPR RDG NEAR THE CST. HIGH TEMPS MAINLY IN THE 80S WED THRU FRI. AS HGTS INCREASE AND MOISTURE DECREASES EXPECT LOWER 90S INLAND SAT INTO MON. && .AVIATION /11Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... .SHORT TERM /TODAY & TONIGHT/ AS OF 715 AM TUE...POOR FLYING CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. STRONG SURFACE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM RANGING FROM 35-50 KNOTS. OTHERWISE...SURFACE FLOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST 10-15 KNOTS TODAY AND 5-10 KNOTS TONIGHT. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 230 AM TUESDAY...GOOD CVRG OF SHRA AND TSRA WED/WED EVENING WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED CIGS/VSBYS. FOG/STRATUS GOOD BET THU AND FRI MORNS WITH LIGHT TO CALM WINDS AND MOIST LOW LVLS. SOME SCT CONVECTION EXPECTED DURING THE AFTN BOTH DAYS WITH POSS SOME BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN CIGS/VSBYS. UPR RDG OVER ATLC WILL EXPAND OVER THE REGION SAT WITH MAINLY VFR AFTER ANY MORN FOG/ST BURNS OFF. && .MARINE... .SHORT TERM /TODAY & TONIGHT/ AS OF 715 AM TUE...LATEST RUN OF THE MODELS IN CLOSE AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM AND USED AN EQUALLY WEIGHTED BLEND OF THE 00Z GFS/NAM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY LINGERING ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE FORECAST AREA AND EXPECTED TO MOVE LITTLE. EXPECTING CONDITIONS TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY STRONG SURFACE WIND GUSTS RANGING 35-50 KNOTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 230 AM TUESDAY...WEAK FRONTAL WILL CONT OVER NRN WTRS WED WITH VARIABLE WINDS NRN TIER AND SW FLOW AOB 15 KTS REST OF WTRS. THE FRONT WILL GRAD WASHOUT THU WITH LIGHT W WINDS OVER SRN WTRS BECOMING MORE SRLY...OVER THE NRN WTRS LIGHT N WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE. S WINDS LESS THAN 15 KTS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES OFFSHORE BECOMES DOMINANT FEATURE. SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT EARLY WED WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT. WITH LIGHT WINDS SEAS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE THU INTO SAT. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...HSA NEAR TERM...HSA SHORT TERM...HSA LONG TERM...RF AVIATION...HSA/RF MARINE...HSA/RF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 1:55 AM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 255 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-110700- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- 255 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ103-104-110700- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 255 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:31 UTC.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Hyde
- When
- July 10, 4:40 PM EST to 4:41 PM EST
- Where
- Hyde County, 1.69 mi E of Gurlock to 1.74 mi E of Gurlock
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.12 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -76.070
Motorist traveling on Highway 264 spotted a weak tornado to the east near the Pamlico Sound. The tornado occurred in a field and produced no damage.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 10, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, July 10, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 10, 2012
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 10, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 10, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 10, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 10, 2012
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 10, 2012
- Drought in Illinois, July 10 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Iowa, July 10 to 31, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 2012
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in South Carolina, July 10, 2012
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 2012Warnings in North Carolina, July 2012
Sources
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: 387407, 386303.