A man drowned in an apparent rip current.
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.
A man drowned in an apparent rip current.
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 28, 1:45 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 245 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will move into the area tonight, then stall across the southern areas Friday, dissipating late in the day. High pressure will build north of the area over the weekend before dissipating early next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 245 PM Thu...Latest sfc analysis show low pressure over the NE US with attendant cold front moving through SE VA and Central NC. The front will continue to push eastward and into eastern NC this evening and tonight. Latest radar imagery shows little to no activity right now, with strong line of convection extending from TN into GA. Tough convection forecast this afternoon and evening, with wide variety of solutions from high res models. Expect isolated to widely scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening, with best chances across the N/NW counties in closer proximity to the approaching front. Mesoanalysis shows unstable atmosphere with SB CAPE values 2-3000 J/kg though bulk shear is less than 15 kt. Svr threat remains low but any showers that develop could drop heavy rain with PWATs just below 2 inches. Muggy again overnight with lows in the 70s. Could see some areas of patchy fog develop late tonight and early Fri morning with light winds, clearing skies and abundant low level moisture. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY/... As of 245 PM Thu...Weak front will stall across the southern areas early Friday, before washing out late. Another hot and humid day expected with scattered showers and storms. The front could provide an additional focus for convective development, with pulse type storms. Low level thickness values support highs in the upper 80s/90 along the coast and low 90s inland. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 3 am Thu...Frontal boundary will slowly dissipate this weekend. High pressure over the area this weekend will slowly weaken and dissipate, with a very loose pressure pattern over the southeast Mon-Wed. Mainly diurnal convection possible each day, initially over southwest counties Sunday and Monday, then becoming possible across the entire forecast area by midweek. Highs through the period will be in the lower to mid 90s inland with mid 80s along the Outer Banks. Overnight lows will be in the lower to mid 70s, with mid to upper 70s along the Outer Banks. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Short Term /through 18Z Friday/... As of 135 PM Thursday...Mainly a continuation of the previous forecast with VFR conditions anticipated through the afternoon and most of tonight. Convection will be widely scattered through the late afternoon and evening hours with the best chances at PGV and ISO. Any reductions to sub- VFR conditions will be short- lived. Plenty of moisture overnight with light winds suggest some potential for patchy fog in the early morning hours. Long Term /Friday night through Tuesday/... As of 3 am Thu...Mainly VFR through the period. Isolated to scattered convection possible Friday, dry Saturday, then isolated convection possible Sun-Mon. Light surface winds through the period around 5 knots. && .MARINE... Short Term /through Friday/... As of 245 PM Thu...Latest obs show SW winds 10-15 kt with gusts to 20 kt south of Hatteras, with seas 2-4 ft. A weak frontal boundary currently moving through SE VA and Central NC will push into the waters this evening and overnight. Increasing SW winds this afternoon and evening as gradient tightens ahead of the front. SW winds increase to 10-20 kt, with seas 2-4 ft north of Oregon Inlet and building to 3-5 ft south of Oregon Inlet. Winds diminish and shift overnight and Friday, becoming more N/NE 10 kt or less north of Hatteras. The front will push into the southern waters early Friday morning then stall. Winds likely remaining S/SW 5-15 kt south of Ocracoke late tonight into Friday. Seas 2-4 ft Fri. Long Term /Friday night through Tuesday/... As of 3 am Thu...A front will stall along the south coast Friday night then slowly dissipate this weekend. Light winds through the period no higher than 10 knots. Seas will average 2-4 ft Fri, 2-3 ft Fri night/Sat, then around 2 ft Sat night through Mon. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ103. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...CTC/CQD NEAR TERM...CQD SHORT TERM...CQD LONG TERM...HSA AVIATION...HSA/MS MARINE...CQD/HSA
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 304 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-291915- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico- 304 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees Friday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ103-291915- Outer Banks Dare- 304 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING NORTH OF RODANTHE... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING SOUTH OF RODANTHE... 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. Beach Hazards Statement. Moderate Rip Current Risk. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ095-098-104-291915- Carteret-Onslow-Outer Banks Hyde- 304 PM EDT Thu Jun 28 2018 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. Moderate Rip Current Risk. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees Friday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A man visiting from Sayville, NY died in a rip current, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore personnel. Multiple groups of swimmers were rescued in the same area during that time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Eastern Dare | 2018-06-28 | 48 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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