Severe Weather Potential - Tomorrow Afternoon (5/9) | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Good Afternoon Everyone,

    Our office is currently monitoring the potential for severe weather to move through our area tomorrow. The current forecast for Beaufort County is as follows.

    Winds

• West winds will become sustained around 10 mph by noon, with frequent gust between 15 and 20 mph continuing through 5pm Wednesday.

    Rain

• The greatest chance of rain is currently forecasted to occur between 2pm and midnight tomorrow, with less 1/4 of an inch expected.

    Severe Weather / Thunderstorms

• Our greatest chance of experiencing a severe storm is between 2pm and 11pm tomorrow.

    Please see the email below and attached briefing from the National Weather Service (NWS) for more information. We will continue to pass along updates as we receive them.

    As always, thank you all for what you do to keep Beaufort County informed, prepared and safe.


   Chris Newkirk
   Deputy Director
   Beaufort County Emergency Services
   1420 Highland Dr
   Washington, NC 27889
   Office: (252)940-6511
   Cell: (252) 378-5352


    Good Afternoon,

    We would like to draw your attention to an increasing severe weather threat tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. While a few showers and storms are possible through the early morning hours, it is the severe potential with afternoon and evening storms that we are most concerned with.

    Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop ahead of a cold front sagging south into the area through the afternoon/evening. The strongest storms will bring the potential for strong/damaging wind gusts, with some large hail possible as well. The overall threat is pretty similar across eastern NC, with storms initially developing across the Albemarle Sound region and inner Coastal Plain, spreading south and eastward through the afternoon and evening.

    The primary message that we are pushing at this point is for people to remain weather aware and have multiple ways to receive a warning. We will send another briefing tomorrow morning.

    As always, please let us know if you have any questions.

NWS_Morehead_City_Severe_Weather_Threat_Tuesday.pdf

    Regards,

    NWS Newport/Morehead City


   NOAA - National Weather Service
   Newport/Morehead City, NC Weather Forecast Office
   533 Roberts Rd
   Newport, NC 28570