A warm front moved through Eastern North Carolina, with scattered thunderstorms on the evening of July 31st. Some of these storms produced wind damage, especially toward the Crystal Coast.
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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 warm front moved through Eastern North Carolina, with scattered thunderstorms on the evening of July 31st. Some of these storms produced wind damage, especially toward the Crystal Coast.
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 31, 3:25 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 405 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-010815- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks- 405 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through early this evening. A few strong to severe storms are possible. The main threats will be locally heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and the potential for an isolated tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ195-196-199-204-205-010815- West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 405 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022 ...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. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through early this evening. A few strong to severe storms are possible. The main threats will be locally heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and the potential for an isolated tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
414 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
NCZ090>092-198-312115-
Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Inland Onslow NC-Duplin NC-
414 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Jones,
southwestern Lenoir, northwestern Onslow and eastern Duplin Counties
through 515 PM EDT...
At 413 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Beulaville, or 16 miles east of Warsaw, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Richlands, Beulaville, Deep Run, Chinquapin, Pleasant Hill, Potters
Hill, Petersburg, Albert J Ellis Airport, Richlands South, Pink Hill,
Lyman and Hargetts Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3479 7785 3513 7779 3520 7751 3483 7755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 256DEG 15KT 3494 7782
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
444 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
NCZ045-046-081-312115-
Washington NC-Mainland Hyde NC-Tyrrell NC-
444 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Washington,
northwestern Hyde and Tyrrell Counties through 515 PM EDT...
At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Phelps Lake, or 17 miles east of Plymouth, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Alligator, Columbia, Woodley, Newfoundland, Scuppernong, Phelps Lake
and Creswell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3610 7625 3610 7623 3597 7601 3590 7604
3566 7641 3583 7659 3596 7656 3611 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 231DEG 27KT 3582 7645
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
41Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
444 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
NCZ194-195-312115-
West Carteret NC-Southern Craven NC-
444 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Craven
and west central Carteret Counties through 515 PM EDT...
At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Newport, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Harlowe, Wildwood, North Harlowe,
Crab Point Village and Mitchell Village.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 7702 3490 7700 3493 7671 3472 7669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 268DEG 18KT 3482 7695
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RCFSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
449 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
NCZ079-090-091-312115-
Greene NC-Lenoir NC-Duplin NC-
449 PM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Greene,
northwestern Lenoir and northeastern Duplin Counties through 515 PM
EDT...
At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Walnut Creek, or near Goldsboro, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Snow Hill, Dawson, Institute, Jason, Kinston
Regional Jetport, Sandy Bottom and Shine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3518 7783 3534 7782 3538 7780 3540 7780
3543 7783 3546 7783 3551 7766 3518 7753
3511 7784 3518 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 252DEG 23KT 3530 7795
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
41The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:09 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Onslow County 911 reported large limbs down near the intersection of Padgett road and Haws Run road. The time was based on radar.
Onslow County 911 reported trees down near the intersection of Blue Creek road and Pony Farm road. The time was based on radar.
Amateur radio relayed a report of wind gusts between 50 and 60 MPH at the intersection of Highway 17 and Western Boulevard in Jacksonville. The time was based on radar.
Amateur radio relayed reports of multiple large branches and limbs down at the intersection of Piney Green road and County Club road. The time was based on radar.
Carteret county 911 call center reported trees down at the intersection of Brandywine boulevard and highway 24. The time was estimated by radar.
Carteret county 911 call center reported trees down at the intersection of Adams creek road and highway 101. The time was estimated by radar.
Carteret county 911 call center reported trees down at the intersection of Steward Drive and Harkers Island Road. The time was estimated by radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2022
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1050807, 1050808, 1050813, 1050809, 1050810, 1050811, 1050812.