Event Overview
On June 7, 2004, There was a stationary front oriented east to west across Carteret County. There was sufficient instability for the development of convection along and near this boundary. Wind profiles were favorable for waterspout or weak tornadic development. During the late morning, a tornado developed near this boundary over Open Grounds Farm. Later in the afternoon, a waterspout developed near Davis in Core Sound and moved ashore. Both were in sparsely populated areas and did no damage. The Newport/Morehead City NWS Office issued 2 Tornado Warnings for Downeast Carteret County for these two events.
Preliminary Local Storm Reports:
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1153 AM TORNADO OPEN GROUNDS FARM 34.85N 76.55W 06/07/2004 CARTERET NC PUBLIC 0630 PM TORNADO DAVIS 34.79N 76.47W 06/07/2004 CARTERET NC PUBLIC
Tornado Over Open Grounds Farm | ||
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Tornado Near Davis | |