Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
945 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010
...PRELIMINARY WIND AND RAINFALL REPORTS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH 8 AM
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.
***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL PEAK WIND GUSTS COLLECTED ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS OF 8 AM EST ON 2/06/2010.
LOCATION PEAK WIND DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT
NORTH CAROLINA
...BEAUFORT COUNTY...
WASHINGTON 32 2/05 OCW
BEAUFORT RAWS 36 2/05
...CARTERET COUNTY...
BEAUFORT 43 2/05 MRH
CEDAR ISLAND 40 2/05 CTI
PINEY ISLAND 47 2/05 NBT
BOGUE FIELD 40 2/05 NJM
NEWPORT 38 2/05 MHX
CROATAN RAWS 32 2/05
FORT MACON 47 2/05 WEATHERFLOW
...CRAVEN COUNTY...
CHERRY POINT 37 2/05 NKT
NEW BERN 38 2/05 EWN
NEW BERN RAWS 36 2/05
...DARE COUNTY...
FRISCO 45 2/06 HSE
KILL DEVIL HILLS 36 2/05 FFA
MANTEO 37 2/05 MQI
STUMPY POINT 37 2/06 SPO
DARE BOMB RANGE 36 2/05
JOCKEYS RIDGE 47 2/06 WEATHERFLOW
MANTEO CAUSEWAY 49 2/06 WEATHERFLOW
OREGON INLET 41 2/06 WEATHERFLOW
ORIN7 50 2/06 NOS
WAVES 45 2/06 WEATHERFLOW
FRISCO PIER 47 2/05 WEATHERFLOW
...DUPLIN COUNTY...
KENANSVILLE 26 2/05 DPL
...HYDE COUNTY...
SWANQUARTER 36 2/05 SWQ
OCRACOKE 43 2/05 WEATHERFLOW
...LENOIR COUNTY...
KINSTON 33 2/05 ISO
...ONSLOW COUNTY...
JACKSONVILLE 41 2/05 OAJ
NEW RIVER 41 2/05 NCA
SANDY RUN RAWS 30 2/05
RISELY PIER 46 2/05
...PITT COUNTY...
GREENVILLE 29 2/05 PGV
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
POCOSIN LAKES RAWS 33 2/05
***********************BUOY REPORTS*********************
LOCATION PEAK WIND PEAK WIND HIGHEST
SUSTAINED GUSTS SEAS DATE/
(KT) (KT) (FT) TIME
DIAMOND BUOY 39 47 20 06/2AM
CAPE LOOKOUT 37 41 NA 05/9PM
DUCK PIER(2 NM OUT) 11 06/130AM
44056 (DUCK) 12 06/2AM
44100 (DUCK) 14 06/5AM
44014 (VA BEACH) 17 06/8AM
***********************RAINFALL REPORTS*********************
THE FOLLOWING ARE A COMBINATION OF AUTOMATED REPORTING STATIONS AND
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR
THE STORM THAT AFFECTED OUR REGION.
STORM EVENT YEAR TO DATE
LOCATIONRAINFALL AMOUNT RAINFALL
GRIFTON 3.47
WASHINGTON 2.98
JACKSONVILLE COOP 2.80
BUNYAN 2.57
HARLOWE 2.49
GREENVILLE (PGVN7) 2.44
JACKSONVILLE 6NE 2.26
NEW BERN RAWS 2.33
NWS NEWPORT 2.15 9.09
GREENVILLE COOP 2.01(THROUGH MIDNIGHT)
NEW BERN COOP 2.00
PERRYTOWN 2.00
NEW BERN ASOS 1.97 6.70
BAYBORO 1.96
CAPE HATTERAS ASOS 1.67 9.81
BEAUFORT ASOS 1.45 9.36
OCRACOKE COOP 0.99
THE FOLLOWING ARE COCORAHS RAINFALL REPORTS (WWW.COCORAHS.ORG)
STORM EVENT YEAR TO DATE
LOCATION RAINFALL AMOUNT RAINFALL
AYDEN 2.45 8.08
WINTERVILLE 3.5W 2.24 7.69
GREENVILLE 1.4SE 2.49 8.08
ORIENTAL 1.92 8.63
SWANSBORO 1.94 8.09
MT.OLIVE 2.4 SW 2.54 6.91
MOUNT OLIVE 9.6 ESE 2.54 9.17
HAVELOCK 3.1 NW 2.41 8.26
HAVELOCK 2.7S 2.32 8.80
JAMES CITY 2.5 S 1.96 7.24
NEW BERN 1.3 NNE 2.26 7.98
NEWPORT 0.2SW 2.23 9.37
MOREHEAD CITY 2.9WNW 1.90 8.53
MOREHEAD CITY 0.6W 1.60 7.08
NEWPORT 2WSW 1.53 7.18
HARKERS IS 3.2 NE 1.56 10.15
WASHINGTON 7.6SE 1.44 7.10
THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX
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