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POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC AL082024
1111 PM EDT SUN SEP 15 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
**POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE MOVING SLOWLY OFF THE COAST OF THE
CAROLINAS**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL ONSLOW, EAST
CARTERET, AND WEST CARTERET
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC OR ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MOREHEAD CITY NC
- 32.2N 77.9W
- STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 5 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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A NON-TROPICAL LOW AREA IS LOCATED ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY A
COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST. THE LOW IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF STREAM
TOWARD THE COASTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND IT COULD
BECOME A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
REGARDLESS OF TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT, EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL
EXPERIENCE SOME IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 70. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING, URBAN, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD BEGIN IMPACTING COASTAL SECTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING, MAINLY
SOUTH OF OCRACOKE INLET, POTENTIALLY BRINGING SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES.
A FEW TORNADOES COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OCCURRING MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY.
ALONG THE COAST AND TIDAL RIVERS, MINOR STORM SURGE WITH INUNDATION
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
THERE ALSO REMAINS POTENTIAL FOR MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH MID WEEK. STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO
EXIST ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE COASTAL WATERS,
SOUNDS AND RIVERS, WITH STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEAS. THIS WILL
CREATE TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND
DITCHES OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.
* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS VULNERABLE AREA OF THE COAST AND TIDAL RIVERS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD
WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS IN PLACES WHERE
SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES, MAINLY
IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS,
AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES
KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS
PULLED FROM MOORINGS.
* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
CARTERET AND COASTAL ONSLOW COUNTIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN. ENSURE YOU ARE IN A
SAFE LOCATION BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING.
WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK SINCE HAZARDS SUCH AS FLOODING RAIN, DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS, STORM SURGE, AND TORNADOES EXTEND WELL AWAY FROM THE
CENTER OF THE STORM.
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW-LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, IN A VALLEY, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVER, PLAN TO
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND.
KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED. CELL PHONE CHARGERS FOR AUTOMOBILES
CAN BE HELPFUL, BUT BE AWARE OF YOUR RISK FOR DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING IF YOUR CAR IS LEFT IDLING IN A GARAGE OR OTHER POORLY
VENTILATED AREA.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ORDERS THAT
ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES OF
OTHERS.
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, BE READY TO SHELTER
QUICKLY, PREFERABLY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND IN AN INTERIOR ROOM NOT
PRONE TO FLOODING. IF DRIVING, SCAN THE ROADSIDE FOR QUICK SHELTER
OPTIONS.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES
TO THE FORECAST. ENSURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WEATHER
WARNINGS.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
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SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC AROUND 5 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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