Two marines were struck by lightning on July 11. One of the marines subsequently passed away from serious injuries sustained by the lightning strike several days later.
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Two marines were struck by lightning on July 11. One of the marines subsequently passed away from serious injuries sustained by the lightning strike several days later.
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 11, 8:25 AM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 925 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS... An offshore high and inland surface trough pattern will persist through the week. A cold front will approach from the northwest Saturday and then stall and dissipate Sunday into Monday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... As of 925 AM Tuesday...Reduced pops rest of morn with only isold threat imd cst. Will likely see bulk of activity this aftn just inland from cst along sea breeze but overall much less coverage from past cpl days. Prev disc...A gradual pattern shift will get underway today gradually leading to less convection over the next few days. The atmosphere does remain quite moisture across eastern NC with with precipitable water values at or above 2 inches. The best lift/instability persists along the coast or just offshore where showers and thunderstorms are occuring. Consensus of high- resolution models shows showers/tstms generally remaining offshore this morning with some redevelopment along the sea breeze this afternoon. This activity then diminishes late in the evening with little additional development. Will forecast PoPs of 30-40 percent coast ranging to just slight chance over the Coastal Plains as somewhat drier airmass works into our western counties. It should be a bit warmer than Monday with highs ranging from the mid 80s Outer Banks to lower 90s inland. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/... As of 345 AM Tuesday...Axis of mid-level trough will lift out later tonight with flow become more zonal as upper ridge starts to build in from the east for mid to late week. The 3km NAM, GFS and ECMWF indicate minimal precipitation inland tonight with any showers or thunderstorms confined to the immediate coastal areas and just offshore. Will forecast slight chance coast with no PoPs inland tonight. Temperatures will remain seasonal with lows between 73 and 78 degrees in most areas. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 330 AM Tuesday...Guidance remains in fairly good agreement and continuity during period with return to more zonal flow aloft midweek followed by troughing and an approaching frontal boundary late in the week. Wednesday through Thursday...Models continue to show ridging/zonal flow for Wed-Thu resulting in return of offshore high/inland trough pattern, leading to warmer temps and less coverage of convective activity. Models are trending with a little less diurnal convective coverage so lowered PoPs some each day, to around 20-30% inland Wednesday afternoon/early evening and only to around 20% Thursday. Convection expected to remain inland from the coast. Highs in the mid 90s inland and upper 80s to lower 90 along the coast. Heat indices are expected to reach 100-105 each afternoon. Friday through Monday...Shortwave energy digs across the Great Lakes and across the mid-Atlantic States late in the week into the weekend with an attendant cold front approaching the region from the northwest which will bring increased chance of tstms all zones Friday through the weekend and continuing into early next week. Still another very warm day Friday with highs expected in the low to mid 90s inland to 85-90 coast and heat indices around 100-105. A few degrees cooling expected over the weekend into early next week with greater cloud/precip coverage with highs upper 80s to around 90 inland to mid to upper 80s coast. && .AVIATION /13Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Short Term /thru 12z Wednesday/... As of 915 AM Tuesday...Patchy IFR/low MVFR stratus cont but is diminishing and shld be gone next or or two. Prev disc..Some patchy fog/stratus inland at KPGV/KISO with some clearing skies should dissipate quickly this morning. Widely scattered thunderstorms may develop once again from the late morning into the afternoon hours on Tuesday, but think coverage will be limited at this time, so will not forecast Vicinity thunderstorms at this time. Ceilings should be mostly VFR overnight tonight, except for perhaps a brief period of fog/stratus at KOAJ/KISO, but not enough confidence to include in TAFS at this time. Long Term /Wednesday through Saturday/ As of 330 AM Tuesday...Pred VFR conditions at the terminals expected through the long term. There will periods of sub-VFR conditions in isolated to scattered showers/thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday, mainly during the afternoon/evening hours. An approaching frontal boundary and improving upper support late in the week is expected to bring a greater coverage of showers/thunderstorm Friday afternoon into the weekend. There will also be occasional sub-VFR conditions during the early morning hours with the threat for stratus and/or fog. && .MARINE... Short Term /Today and Tonight/ As of 915 AM Tuesday...No changes needed with SW flow mainly 10 to 15 kts this morning increasing a bit this aftn with gusts 15 to 20 kt. Seas will be in the 2 to 4 ft range. Prev disc...Little change to the marine forecast at this time with SW winds at 10-15 knots with a few gusts approaching 20 knots off the central and northern waters. Expect SW winds 10-15 knots today into tonight. Seas will run generally 2-4 feet with choppy 4-5 second wave periods. Long Term /Wednesday through Saturday/ As of 330 AM Tuesday...Surface pattern will be dominated by an offshore high and inland trough pattern through the mid to late week time frame with a cold front approaching from the northwest Saturday. Expect S/SW winds around 10-20 kt into Saturday morning, then diminishing to 5-15 kt Saturday afternoon. Seas generally around 2-4 ft north of Oregon Inlet and south of Cape Lookout, with 3-5 feet Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...CTC NEAR TERM...RF/CTC SHORT TERM...CTC LONG TERM...SK AVIATION...RF/CTC/SK MARINE...RF/CTC/SK
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 355 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-120800- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico- 355 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 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...Wednesday through Monday. Hot and humid conditions are expected Wednesday through Friday. Heat index values will be between 100 and 105 degrees are expected each afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ095-098-103-104-120800- Carteret-Onslow-Outer Banks Dare-Outer Banks Hyde- 355 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... 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. .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.
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two marines were struck by lightning while working on aircraft at New River MCAS. One of the marines passed away several days later due to serious injuries sustained from the lightning strike.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Onslow | 2017-07-11 | 23 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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