A stalled frontal boundary over Eastern North Carolina combined with an approaching mid level disturbance to produce strong thunderstorms across the area. Some storms became severe with a few hail reports.
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The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
A stalled frontal boundary over Eastern North Carolina combined with an approaching mid level disturbance to produce strong thunderstorms across the area. Some storms became severe with a few hail reports.
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 18, 2:43 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 343 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INLAND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN RETURN NORTH WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE FRONT WILL FINALLY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 245 PM MON...CONVECTION RAMPING UP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY APPROACHES WITH A MOIST AND HIGHLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN NC...SPC MESOANALYSIS SHOWING PWATS AROUND 2" AND CAPE VALUES 3000-5000J/KG. SHEAR LOOKS MARGINAL...AROUND 25-30KT BULK SHEAR...BUT GIVEN OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS COULD SEE STRONG AND A FEW SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SPC HAS UPGRADED THE REGION TO SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS. WITH PWATS AROUND 2" LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE SHORTWAVE PUSHES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT WITH SFC LOW PRES TRACKING EASTWARD ALONG A STALLED BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN VA. THE LOW IS PROGGED TO BE POSITIONED ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS AND NE NORTH CAROLINA BY 12Z TUES. BEST PRECIP CHANCES SHIFTS TO THE COASTAL SECTIONS DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND PUSHES OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW/MID 70S. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/... AS OF 245 PM MON...SURFACE LOW PRES SLIDES OFF THE VA COAST TUES WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE REGION. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING THROUGH ALOFT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CONVECTION... ESPECIALLY THROUGH PEAK HEATING. IT WILL BE ANOTHER HOT DAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 AND HEAT INDICIES AROUND 100F ALLOWING FOR STRONG INSTABILITY AND MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING 3000-4000J/KG OF CAPE DURING THE AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS. SHEAR REMAINS WEAK...GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KT...WITH WEAK MID LEVEL LAPS RATES SO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WILL BE LOW. PWATS CONTINUE AROUND 2" OR GREATER SO THE POTENTIALLY FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...A COMPLEX FORECAST PERIOD AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS AND TROUGHING MIGRATES SLOWLY OFF THE EAST COAST. THIS WILL PLACE EASTERN NC UNDER NW FLOW WITH A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH KEEPING THE WEATHER UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A POTENT SHORTWAVE WILL BE EXITING THE VA COAST WITH A TRAILING WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE A BIT OF SUBSIDENCE AT THE SFC WEDNESDAY. WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...FEEL SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE SCHC AT BEST...MAINLY ALONG THE SEA BREEZE. THE FRONT WILL WASH OUT THROUGH THE DAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HEATING TEMPS INTO THE LOWER 90S INLAND TO MID 80S ALONG THE COAST. HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THURSDAY WITH TIMING IN QUESTION. THIS DIVERGENCE IN GUIDANCE WILL IMPACT THE TIMING OF CLOUD COVER...PRECIP...AND OVERALL TEMPS. FOR NOW...HAVE MAJORITY OF THE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING THURSDAY WITH TEMPS AROUND 90. MODEL DIVERGENCE SEEMS TO TAKE SHAPE FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE TRYING TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. THE GFS HAS A BIT MORE SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AS OPPOSE TO THE EURO. THE EURO MODEL MOVES A POTENT SHORTWAVE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND WITH A STRONG TRAILING COLD FRONT ON ITS WAKE. THE 00Z/12Z MODEL GUIDANCE HAS FLIP FLOPPED WITH THE GFS NOW THE SLOWER SOLUTION WITH FRONT PROGRESSION AND THE EURO FASTER. WILL PULL THE FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL GIVE SCHC PRECIP THROUGH THE REMAINDER PORTION OF THE PERIOD. NOT TO MENTION STRONG NE FLOW KEEPING MAX TEMPS A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...IN THE MID 80S INLAND TO LOW 80S ALONG THE BEACHES. DRIER CONDITIONS COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... SHORT TERM /THROUGH 18Z TUES/... AS OF 2 PM MON...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO THIS EVENING...THOUGH BEST CHANCES EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF THE TERMINALS. SHORTWAVE ENERGY PUSHES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRES PUSHING ALONG A STALLED BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN VA. MAINLY ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUES MORNING. COULD SEE SOME LIGHT FOG LATE TONIGHT BUT WIDESPREAD FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THE LOW WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TUES WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT SAGGING INTO THE REGION WITH ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW ALOFT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR CONVECTION. LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/ AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD APART FROM ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL CROSS THE REGION GIVING WAY TO SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. A POTENT BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL YIELD NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. ANY FOG FORMATION WILL BE TOUGH TO PIN POINT AT THIS TIME GIVEN THE COMPLEX TIMING OF SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 315 PM MONDAY...SW WINDS AROUND 5-15 KT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES OFFSHORE AND SFC LOW PRES PUSHING ALONG A STALLED BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN VA. COULD SEE SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS...AROUND 15-20 KT...SOUTH OF OREGON INLET TONIGHT AS GRADIENTS TIGHTEN SOME WITH THE LOW MOVING TO NEAR THE VA COAST. THE LOW WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TUES WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS BRINGING NWLY WINDS AROUND 10 KT WHILE SW WINDS AROUND 10-20 KT CONTINUE SOUTH OF OREGON INLET. SEAS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 2-4 FT THROUGH THE PERIOD. LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE PERIOD. GIVEN THESE DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE MEAN FLOW...CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE DEPARTING SFC LOW/SHORTWAVE TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THE SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD RELAX THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL ENABLE WAVES TO DROP TO 2 TO 3 FEET THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WASH OUT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT POTENT SHORTWAVE/SFC LOW TRACKS ACROSS OUR NORTHERN TIER. WINDS SHOULD NOT GET ABOVE 15 KTS THROUGH THIS TIME. MODELS START TO DIFFER AT THIS POINT. A STRONG FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TIMING A BIT IN QUESTION. FEEL BY LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY THE WATERS WILL BE FEELING THE NE FLOW. THE GRADIENT LOOKS TO BE A BIT TIGHTER THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS AND THUS THE SURGE AND INCREASE IN WAVES WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS WE APPROACH THE WEEKEND. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SK NEAR TERM...SK SHORT TERM...SK LONG TERM...LEP AVIATION...LEP/SK MARINE...LEP/SK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 312 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-190800- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 312 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS IS POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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
408 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ045-046-182100-
TYRRELL-WASHINGTON-
408 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS TYRRELL AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 408 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MACKEYS...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PLEASANT GROVE......
ROPER...SCUPPERNONG...CRESWELL...WOODLEY...COLUMBIA.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3600 7609 3577 7614 3587 7675 3588 7674
3595 7669 3594 7667 3595 7654 3599 7639
3594 7636 3595 7635 3595 7633 3597 7629
3599 7621 3600 7617
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 275DEG 21KT 3594 7665
2SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ080-092>095-182100-
BEAUFORT-CARTERET-CRAVEN-JONES-PAMLICO-
412 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PAMLICO...CARTERET...
BEAUFORT...CRAVEN AND JONES COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 411 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LONG LAKE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF HAVELOCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHERRY POINT AIR
STATION...CHERRY BRANCH FERRY TERMINAL...ARAPAHOE...JANEIRO...
ORIENTAL...PAMLICO.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. MANY LIGHTNING
STRIKES WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. IF
YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS TAKE COVER IN A VEHICLE.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 7720 3506 7700 3501 7697 3495 7688
3495 7682 3492 7677 3494 7673 3496 7670
3499 7671 3501 7669 3496 7681 3507 7700
3525 7670 3508 7658 3501 7668 3500 7662
3498 7659 3501 7653 3492 7646 3476 7710
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 243DEG 21KT 3494 7697
2SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
442 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ103-104-182145-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
442 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER
BANKS HYDE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 442 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF OCRACOKE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HATTERAS......
HATTERAS FERRY TERMINAL...FRISCO.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 7553 3522 7553 3522 7562 3518 7576
3511 7593 3511 7599 3513 7599 3513 7595
3521 7576 3520 7575 3522 7571 3524 7568
3522 7567 3524 7564 3527 7560 3528 7554
3536 7552 3536 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 266DEG 14KT 3521 7590
8SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
459 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ092>095-182145-
CARTERET-CRAVEN-JONES-PAMLICO-
459 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PAMLICO...CARTERET...CRAVEN
AND JONES COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 459 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ARAPAHOE TO CATFISH LAKE TO
10 MILES WEST OF CATFISH LAKE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF HAVELOCK TO 9 MILES WEST OF HAVELOCK TO 14 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PUMPKIN CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...JANEIRO...ORIENTAL...
PAMLICO...CHERRY BRANCH...GREAT LAKE...LITTLE LAKE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. MANY LIGHTNING
STRIKES WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. IF
YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS TAKE COVER IN A VEHICLE.
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
&&
LAT...LON 3498 7738 3501 7712 3507 7700 3495 7688
3492 7676 3497 7670 3499 7671 3496 7681
3507 7699 3514 7684 3506 7661 3499 7671
3502 7650 3500 7642 3495 7645 3499 7639
3495 7627 3480 7681
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 279DEG 26KT 3501 7677 3494 7701
3496 7725
2PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
517 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0514 PM MARINE TSTM WIND FRISCO 35.23N 75.61W
08/18/2014 M47 MPH DARE NC WEATHER FLOW
WEATHERFLOW SITE IN FRISCO WOODS REPORTED A 41 KNOT
MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1400520
DAGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
520 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0511 PM MARINE TSTM WIND FRISCO 35.23N 75.61W
08/18/2014 M41 MPH DARE NC ASOS
CAPE HATTERAS ASOS KHSE OBSERVED A 36 KNOT MARINE
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.
&&
EVENT NUMBER MHX1400521
DAGThe Morehead City radar (KMHX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:23 UTC.
3 hail, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain report from a CoCoRaHS observer near New Bern reporting 1.47 inches of rain in 30 minutes resulting in minor flooding of low-lying areas.
A spotter reported quarter sized hail in Farmville.
Lenoir County 911 reported quarter to golf ball sized hail near the 911 center.
Broadcast media relayed public report of nickel sized hail near Southwood in Kinston.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2014
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: 537697, 537693, 537695, 537696.