June 4, 2004 - Severe Weather and Tornado Outbreak

Event Overview

On June 4, 2004, an east to west oriented warm front lifted north across the Newport/Morehead City County Warning Area (CWA), which was associated with a surface low lifting northeast along the I-95 corridor. The atmosphere was quite unstable in the warm sector south of the warm front. Low level veering wind fields, especially in the vicinity of the warm front would result in rotation and a good likelihood of tornadoes. A Tornado Watch was issued for our area from 1 PM EDT to 5 PM EDT. The Newport/Morehead City NWS Office issued 5 Tornado Warnings, 5 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and 1 Flash Flood Warning for our CWA.

Surface Analysis

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12Z (8 AM EDT) Analysis

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16Z (12 PM EDT) Analysis

Radar Imagery

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June 4, 2004 Severe Weather Reports

Preliminary Local Storm Reports:

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..   

0209 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NW GREENVILLE         35.67N 77.46W 
06/04/2004                   PITT               NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  
				
            PITT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED POWER LINES 
            BLOWN DOWN NEAR BELVOIR CROSSROADS.

				
0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STOKES                  35.71N 77.26W
06/04/2004                   PITT               NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            PITT EM REPORTS POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN NEAR STOKES
					
0335 PM     TORNADO          8 SW JAMESVILLE         35.73N 77.00W 
06/04/2004                   MARTIN             NC   PUBLIC          
		
            TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 
            171 AND PINEY GROVE CHURCH ROAD.
		
0415 PM     HAIL             PLYMOUTH                35.86N 76.75W 
06/04/2004  0.75 INCH        WASHINGTON         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL 
					
0425 PM     TORNADO          PLYMOUTH                35.86N 76.75W 
06/04/2004                   WASHINGTON         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL 
					
            PUBLIC REPORTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON HIGHWAY 32 
            NEAR PLYMOUTH.
					
0425 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WILLIAMSTON             35.85N 77.06W
06/04/2004                   MARTIN             NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  
					
            MARTIN EM REPORTS WATER ON BEAR GRASS ROAD, HIGHWAY 17
            AND PRISON CAMP ROAD IN MARTIN COUNTY.
				
0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW SNOW HILL          35.50N 77.74W
06/04/2004                   GREENE             NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  
					
            ROOF TORN OFF HOG HOUSE.
					
0615 PM     TORNADO          COLUMBIA                35.92N 76.25W
06/04/2004                   TYRRELL            NC   EMERGENCY MNGR  
					
            *** 1 INJ *** MARINA ON DEWEY PIER ROAD HAD 12 VESSELS
            DESTROYED.

Tornado Damage to Marina Near Columbia

Tornado Near Jamesville