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Tropical Storm Arthur

 

 

Arthur

 

Overview

 

Tropical Storm Arthur was the first named storm of the 2020 Hurricane season.  Arthur is the first storm that has impacted Eastern North Carolina in May since Tropical Storm Anna in May 2015. Arthur also makes May 2020 the 6th straight May that a named storm has formed. 

The main impacts from Arthur were rip currents and heavy rainfall.  Prior to Arthur's approach to our coast on Monday May 18th, swell ahead of Arthur produced a high risk for rip currents both Saturday and Sunday.  The weather was especially nice Saturday, with plenty of sun and warm weather.  This combination of nice ambient weather and dangerous swells from Arthur led to numerous rescues along the coast. 

The heaviest rain fell across the southern coast where as much as 3" to 5" of rain fell.  Heavy rain spread northeast with 1" to 3" from near Swanquarter and Columbia, eastward across the Outer Banks.  The western edge of Arthur saw a dramatic drop off in rainfall totals with less than a half of an inch west of Kinston, Washington and Plymouth. 

Wind gusts were primarily confined to the immediate coastline and especially from near the mouth of the Neuse River eastward across the Outer Banks.  Wind gusts over land ranged from 30 to 45 MPH along the coast.  The highest gusts over water occurred at Diamond Shoals buoy and was measured at 49 MPH. 

 

 

Rain Reports

 

 

Rainfall Totals (includes a few tenths that fell after Arthur)

 

Rainfall Map

 

 

 Precipitation Reports from Tropical Storm Arthur

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2020

...PRECIPITATION REPORTS PAST 36 HOURS...

NOTE: THE MAJORITY OF THESE VALUES OCCURRED DURING TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR, 
HOWEVER A FEW STATIONS WILL BE A FEW TENTHS OVER DUE TO OVERNIGHT RAIN.


LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             

...NORTH CAROLINA...

...BEAUFORT COUNTY...
BATH 6.6 ESE                 1.66 IN   0757 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BATH 0.7 N                   1.20 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BATH 1.6 SSE                 1.15 IN   0800 AM 05/18   COCORAHS             
BUNYAN RAWS                  0.90 IN   1113 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
WASHINGTON 7.2 SE            0.83 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BUNYAN                       0.79 IN   1013 AM 05/19   HADS                 
BATH 4.1 NNW                 0.60 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
WASHINGTON 1.0 SSW           0.57 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CHOCOWINITY 0.2 W            0.56 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BELHAVEN                     0.51 IN   1125 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
WASHINGTON (OCW AWOS)        0.49 IN   1115 AM 05/19   AWOS                 

...CARTERET COUNTY...              
CROATAN RAWS                 5.01 IN   1105 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
NEWPORT 2.5 W                4.83 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CAPE CARTERET 0.8 NE         4.73 IN   0735 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CAPE CARTERET 1.5 NE         4.73 IN   0720 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
OCEAN 0.5 S                  4.70 IN   0900 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEWPORT                      4.37 IN   1200 AM 05/19   COOP                 
NEWPORT                      4.24 IN   1117 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
NEWPORT 1.7 SSE              4.13 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT                     4.02 IN   1117 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
BEAUFORT 15.1 N              3.77 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEWPORT 5.6 SW               3.61 IN   0630 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT 5.3 N               3.61 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS            
MOREHEAD CITY 0.6 NW         3.42 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT 3.8 N               3.31 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
1 ESE MOREHEAD CITY          3.20 IN   1125 AM 05/19   AWS                  
BEAUFORT (MRH ASOS)          3.19 IN   1106 AM 05/19   ASOS                 
MOREHEAD CITY 3.0 WNW        3.03 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
MOREHEAD CITY 2.4 WNW        3.02 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT 3.4 NNW             3.01 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
MOREHEAD CITY 0.1 E          2.94 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS            
BEAUFORT 1.4 N               2.82 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
MOREHEAD CITY 5.7 W          2.76 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
PINE KNOLL SHORES 1.0 E      2.70 IN   0500 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
PINE KNOLL SHORES 1.4 E      2.58 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CEDAR POINT 0.9 WSW          2.54 IN   0608 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT 0.6 SSE             2.49 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
MOREHEAD CITY 6.0 WNW        2.41 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
INDIAN BEACH                 2.39 IN   1115 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
BEAUFORT 1.5 NNW             2.39 IN   0600 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
ATLANTIC BEACH 0.6 W         2.38 IN   0733 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
HARKERS ISLAND 3.2 NE        2.29 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT 0.5 W               2.25 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CEDAR ISLAND 0.6 SSE         1.61 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CEDAR ISLAND RAWS            1.57 IN   1025 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
CEDAR ISLAND RAWS            1.11 IN   0825 AM 05/19   HADS                 

...CRAVEN COUNTY...
HAVELOCK 1.4 SW              3.90 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
HAVELOCK 1.9 SSE             3.41 IN   0614 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JAMES CITY 2.0 S             2.10 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 7.7 ESE             2.04 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN RAWS                2.02 IN   1117 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
JAMES CITY 2.5 S             1.99 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN (EWN ASOS)          1.98 IN   1054 AM 05/19   ASOS                 
NEW BERN 7.5 ESE             1.93 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 7.3 ESE             1.93 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 3.8 S               1.90 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
PERRYTOWN (COOP)             1.89 IN   0730 AM 05/19   COOP                 
GENESEO                      1.88 IN   1115 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
NEW BERN 4.2 S               1.88 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 4.6 SW              1.83 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
TRENT WOODS 1.0 NNE          1.80 IN   0648 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
TRENT WOODS 0.9 WNW          1.79 IN   0739 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
TRENT WOODS 1.2 ENE          1.78 IN   0600 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 1.4 WSW             1.77 IN   0600 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 2.6 SW              1.77 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 1.3 NNE             1.77 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 1.5 NW              1.75 IN   0729 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
RIVER BEND 0.8 ENE           1.74 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 5.2 SE              1.72 IN   0648 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 5.3 SW              1.71 IN   0640 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 4.9 SW              1.68 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JAMES CITY 3.9 SSE           1.63 IN   0815 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NEW BERN 8.8 W               1.37 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
3.6 E JASPER                 1.18 IN   0825 AM 05/19   HADS                 

...DARE COUNTY...
DARE BOMB RANGE RAWS         3.41 IN   1028 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
MANTEO 2.8 NW                3.28 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
MANTEO 1.3 E                 2.87 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
RODANTHE 1.0 SSE             2.75 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
DARE CO GNRY RAN (2DP AWOS)  2.53 IN   1103 AM 05/19   AWOS                 
MANTEO (MQI AWOS)            2.50 IN   1115 AM 05/19   AWOS                 
SOUTHERN SHORES 0.5 NNE      2.44 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
NAGS HEAD                    2.16 IN   1125 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
RODANTHE                     2.01 IN   1123 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
BUXTON 0.3 ENE               1.78 IN   0815 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
KILL DEVIL HILLS (FFA AWOS)  1.52 IN   1115 AM 05/19   AWOS                 
FRISCO (HSE ASOS)            1.37 IN   1051 AM 05/19   ASOS                 
FRISCO 2 NNE                 1.35 IN   0730 AM 05/19   COOP                 
FRISCO 2.2 NE                1.35 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
FRISCO                       1.22 IN   1115 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
BUXTON                       1.17 IN   1116 AM 05/19   CWOP                 

...DUPLIN COUNTY...
ALBERTSON 1.2 WNW            0.48 IN   0600 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
WARSAW                       0.44 IN   1125 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
WALLACE 3.7 E                0.44 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
1.5 SE WALLACE               0.41 IN   0600 AM 05/19   UCOOP                
SUMMERLINS CROSSROADS 3 SE   0.37 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COOP                 
MOUNT OLIVE 6.0 SE           0.37 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...GREENE COUNTY...
SNOW HILL                    0.30 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COOP                 
HOOKERTON 0.5 ESE            0.23 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...HYDE COUNTY...
ENGELHARD 0.8 NW             3.14 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
FAIRFIELD RAWS               2.73 IN   1117 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
SWANQUARTER 0.4 NNE          2.72 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
OCRACOKE 0.2 ESE             1.35 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE          1.08 IN   1000 AM 05/19   HADS             
...JONES COUNTY...
NEW BERN 4.4 SW              1.52 IN   0455 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
TRENTON                      1.40 IN   1020 AM 05/19   HADS                 

...LENOIR COUNTY...
KINSTON 4.7 ESE              1.02 IN   1000 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
2.6 S GRIFTON                0.41 IN   0825 AM 05/19   HADS                 
SEVEN SPRINGS                0.37 IN   1116 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
KINSTON 4.4 WNW              0.33 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
KINSTON 5.1 WNW              0.30 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...MARTIN COUNTY...
WILLIAMSTON 8.9 SSE          0.51 IN   0545 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JAMESVILLE 6.1 SW            0.50 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
ROBERSONVILLE 0.0 NNW        0.03 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...ONSLOW COUNTY...
SWANSBORO 1.4 N              4.07 IN   0830 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
SWANSBORO 3.3 NW             3.90 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
CAMP LEJEUNE 1.4 NW          3.89 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
SANDY RUN RAWS               3.70 IN   1119 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
HOFFMAN RAWS                 3.64 IN   1110 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
SNEADS FERRY                 3.49 IN   1115 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
JACKSONVILLE 7.1 SSW         3.40 IN   0721 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JACKSONVILLE (NCA ASOS)      3.18 IN   1056 AM 05/19   AWOS                 
JACKSONVILLE 1.2 NE          3.08 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JACKSONVILLE                 3.01 IN   1121 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
JACKSONVILLE 1.0 NW          2.88 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
HOLLY RIDGE                  2.56 IN   1125 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
JACKSONVILLE 3.3 W           2.44 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
HOLLY RIDGE 4.9 ENE          2.19 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JACKSONVILLE 4.5 NW          1.95 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
JACKSONVILLE 6.8 NW          1.76 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
BEAUFORT                     1.59 IN   1121 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
RICHLANDS 2.8 NW             1.00 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
RICHLANDS (OAJ AWOS)         0.58 IN   1056 AM 05/19   AWOS                 

...PAMLICO COUNTY...
0.8 SW ORIENTAL              4.38 IN   1000 AM 05/19   HADS                 
ORIENTAL                     3.98 IN   1116 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
ORIENTAL 2.0 WSW             3.78 IN   0900 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
LOWLAND 0.2 SE               3.50 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
MERRITT 1.5 WSW              3.21 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
ORIENTAL 5.2 NE              3.01 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GRANTSBORO 4.6 SSW           2.64 IN   0811 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...PITT COUNTY...
GREENVILLE 2.8 ESE           0.71 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE                   0.65 IN   1120 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
GREENVILLE 7.1 SSE           0.48 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
WINTERVILLE 2.6 ENE          0.46 IN   0730 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
AYDEN 3.7 S                  0.42 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 4.3 SSE           0.41 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
3 WNW WINTERVILLE            0.39 IN   1125 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
WINTERVILLE 1.0 ENE          0.39 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 5.0 SE            0.39 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 4.9 SE            0.37 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 2.0 SE            0.36 IN   0800 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
0.9 NW EAST CAROLINA UNIVERS 0.33 IN   1015 AM 05/19   HADS                 
WINTERVILLE 2.8 WNW          0.28 IN   0900 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
WINTERVILLE 3.5 W            0.24 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 4.8 ESE           0.24 IN   0638 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 1.4 SE            0.21 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
GREENVILLE 5.7 NW            0.10 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
2.5 W PITT-GREENVILLE AIRPOR 0.06 IN   0700 AM 05/19   HADS                 
FOUNTAIN 0.1 NE              0.06 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...TYRRELL COUNTY...
GUM NECK (COOP)              3.10 IN   0600 AM 05/19   COOP                 
COLUMBIA                     2.39 IN   1000 AM 05/19   HADS                 

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
15 ESE PLYMOUTH              1.91 IN   1117 AM 05/19   HADS                 
POCOSIN LAKES RAWS           1.91 IN   1117 AM 05/19   RAWS                 
CRESWELL                     1.28 IN   1117 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
ROPER                        0.91 IN   1115 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
ROPER 2.4 NE                 0.89 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             

...MARITIME STATIONS...
ORIENTAL                     2.91 IN   1120 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
1.9 SW JACKSONVILLE          2.55 IN   0645 AM 05/19   HADS                 
BAYBORO 3 E                  2.40 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COOP                 
SOUTHERN SHORES              2.19 IN   1125 AM 05/19   CWOP                 
FRISCO 3.3 NE                1.44 IN   0700 AM 05/19   COCORAHS             
&&

 

 

72 Hour Rainfall Totals After Arthur (8 AM Tuesday May 19th, 2020 Through 8 AM Friday May 22nd, 2020)

 

Rainfall Map

 

 

 

 72 Hour Precipitation Reports After Tropical Storm Arthur (8 AM Tuesday May 19th to Friday May 22nd, 2020)

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1012 AM EDT Fri May 22 2020

...72HR PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...North Carolina...

...Beaufort County...
Washington 3.1 ESE           2.16 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Chocowinity 0.2 W            1.92 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Bunyan RAWS                  1.77 in   0913 AM 05/22   RAWS
Washington 7.2 SE            1.71 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Bunyan                       1.32 in   0913 AM 05/22   HADS
Washington (OCW AWOS)        1.32 in   0955 AM 05/22   AWOS

...Carteret County...
Newport 5.6 SW               6.50 in   0630 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Morehead City 0.1 E          6.10 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Beaufort 1.4 N               6.04 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Newport 0.2 SW               5.90 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Beaufort 15.1 N              5.84 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Cedar Point 0.9 WSW          5.60 in   0632 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Beaufort 0.6 SSE             5.54 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Cape Carteret 1.5 NE         5.46 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Cape Carteret 0.8 NE         5.28 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Newport 2.5 W                5.24 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Beaufort 3.8 N               5.20 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Atlantic Beach 1.0 E         5.20 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Morehead City 2.4 WNW        5.12 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Newport 1.7 SSE              5.07 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Beaufort 0.5 W               4.96 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Pine Knoll Shores 1.4 E      4.94 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Morehead City 5.7 W          4.76 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Beaufort 1.5 NNW             4.76 in   0620 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Morehead City 3.0 WNW        4.75 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Croatan RAWS                 4.74 in   0905 AM 05/22   RAWS
Beaufort (MRH ASOS)          4.71 in   0958 AM 05/22   ASOS
Morehead City 0.6 NW         4.70 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Cedar Point 0.4 WSW          4.42 in   0830 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Ocean 0.5 S                  4.23 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Cedar Island 0.6 SSE         3.25 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS

...Craven County...
Havelock 1.9 SSE             5.73 in   0603 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Havelock 1.4 SW              5.05 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Trent Woods 1.3 SSE          4.53 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Perrytown (COOP)             4.53 in   0800 AM 05/22   COOP
New Bern 7.7 ESE             4.42 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 4.2 S               4.42 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 2.6 SW              4.41 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 4.6 SW              4.30 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 7.5 ESE             4.29 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 7.3 ESE             4.26 in   0650 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 1.4 WSW             4.24 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
James City 2.5 S             4.19 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 4.9 SW              4.15 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
James City 2.0 S             4.10 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 5.3 SW              4.04 in   0628 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 3.8 S               4.00 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Trent Woods 1.0 NNE          3.99 in   0653 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Trent Woods 1.2 ENE          3.72 in   0600 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 5.2 SE              3.71 in   0658 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern 8.8 W               3.65 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
New Bern RAWS                2.93 in   0917 AM 05/22   RAWS
New Bern (EWN ASOS)          2.70 in   0954 AM 05/22   ASOS
3.6 E Jasper                 1.72 in   0900 AM 05/22   HADS

...Dare County...
Frisco (HSE ASOS)            3.27 in   0951 AM 05/22   ASOS
Buxton 0.3 ENE               2.71 in   0830 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Dare Bomb Range RAWS         2.21 in   0928 AM 05/22   RAWS
Manteo 2.8 NW                1.64 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Manteo 1.3 E                 1.49 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Manteo (MQI AWOS)            1.13 in   0955 AM 05/22   AWOS
Southern Shores 0.5 NNE      1.13 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Kill Devil Hills (FFA AWOS)  0.93 in   0955 AM 05/22   AWOS
Rodanthe 1.0 SSE             0.89 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS

...Duplin County...
Wallace 6.2 ENE              4.30 in   0620 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Wallace 3.7 E                3.98 in   0720 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Summerlins Crossroads 3 SE   2.70 in   0800 AM 05/22   COOP
Mount Olive 6.0 SE           2.70 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Albertson 1.2 WNW            2.69 in   0600 AM 05/22   COCORAHS

...Hyde County...
Ocracoke 0.2 ESE             5.23 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Ocracoke Lighthouse          3.35 in   0910 AM 05/22   HADS
Swanquarter 0.4 NNE          2.92 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Fairfield RAWS               2.89 in   0917 AM 05/22   RAWS

...Jones County...
New Bern 4.4 SW              4.11 in   0605 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Trenton                      2.89 in   0910 AM 05/22   HADS

...Lenoir County...
Kinston 3 N                  3.19 in   0800 AM 05/22   COOP
Kinston 4.4 WNW              3.06 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Kinston 5.1 WNW              2.73 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
2.6 S Grifton                2.13 in   0905 AM 05/22   HADS

...Martin County...
Jamesville 6.1 SW            2.04 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Robersonville 0.0 NNW        1.62 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Williamston 8.9 SSE          1.44 in   0600 AM 05/22   COCORAHS

...Onslow County...
Hubert 4.9 SE                8.27 in   0748 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Swansboro 3.3 NW             6.01 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Sandy Run RAWS               5.48 in   0919 AM 05/22   RAWS
Jacksonville 2.3 NNE         5.15 in   0538 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Jacksonville 7.1 SSW         4.93 in   0706 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Jacksonville 1.0 NW          4.85 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Camp Lejeune 1.4 NW          4.66 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Holly Ridge 4.9 ENE          4.16 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Jacksonville 4.5 NW          4.07 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Jacksonville 3.3 W           4.01 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Hoffman RAWS                 3.59 in   0910 AM 05/22   RAWS
Sneads Ferry 3.3 SW          3.52 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Richlands 2.8 NW             3.07 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Jacksonville (NCA ASOS)      2.28 in   0956 AM 05/22   AWOS

...Pamlico County...
Oriental 4.3 NNW             5.55 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Merritt 1.5 WSW              5.55 in   0600 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
0.8 SW Oriental              5.11 in   0900 AM 05/22   HADS
Oriental 2.0 WSW             4.95 in   0900 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Grantsboro 4.6 SSW           4.84 in   0819 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Lowland 0.2 SE               3.67 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Oriental 5.2 NE              2.87 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS

...Pitt County...
Fountain 0.1 NE              3.90 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Winterville 1.0 ENE          3.82 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 7.3 SSE           3.80 in   0725 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Winterville 4.3 ESE          3.77 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 5.0 SE            3.63 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 7.1 SSE           3.62 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Winterville 3.5 W            3.43 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 2.0 SE            3.39 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 2.8 ESE           3.35 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Winterville 2.5 NNW          3.32 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Winterville 2.6 ENE          3.19 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 4.7 WNW           3.15 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Greenville 1.4 SE            2.74 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Winterville 2.8 WNW          2.63 in   0900 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
0.9 NW East Carolina Univers 2.55 in   0900 AM 05/22   HADS
Greenville (COOP)            2.39 in   1200 AM 05/22   COOP
2.5 W Pitt-Greenville Airpor 1.91 in   0900 AM 05/22   HADS

...Tyrrell County...
Gum Neck (COOP)              2.85 in   0600 AM 05/22   COOP
Columbia                     2.49 in   0905 AM 05/22   HADS

...Washington County...
Roper 2.4 NE                 2.13 in   0700 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
Pocosin Lakes RAWS           1.97 in   0917 AM 05/22   RAWS
15 ESE Plymouth              1.10 in   0917 AM 05/22   HADS

...Maritime Stations...
Bayboro 3 E                  3.73 in   0700 AM 05/22   COOP
Frisco 3.3 NE                3.02 in   0800 AM 05/22   COCORAHS
1.9 SW Jacksonville          2.39 in   0900 AM 05/22   HADS
&&

 

 

Wind Reports

 

Wind Gusts

 

Rainfall Map

 

 

 

       Wind Reports from Tropical Storm Arthur

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
237 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2020

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             

...NORTH CAROLINA...

...BEAUFORT COUNTY...
BELHAVEN                     25 MPH    0928 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
WASHINGTON (OCW AWOS)        23 MPH    0115 PM 05/18   AWOS                 
BUNYAN RAWS                  23 MPH    0113 PM 05/18   RAWS                 

...CARTERET COUNTY...
8.4 W CEDAR ISLAND (NWS/FAA) 36 MPH    0520 AM 05/18   MESOWEST             
7 W CEDAR ISLAND             36 MPH    0513 AM 05/18   AWOS                 
FORT MACON (WXFLOW)          35 MPH    0231 AM 05/18   WXFLOW               
BEAUFORT (MRH ASOS)          31 MPH    1209 PM 05/18   ASOS                 
NEWPORT                      31 MPH    0237 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
BOGUE FIELD (NJM ASOS)       28 MPH    0543 AM 05/18   AWOS                 
CROATAN RAWS                 28 MPH    0505 AM 05/18   RAWS                 
CAPE LOOKOUT                 28 MPH    0300 AM 05/18   NDBC                 
CEDAR ISLAND RAWS            27 MPH    0425 AM 05/18   RAWS                 
NEWPORT                      25 MPH    1115 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
INDIAN BEACH                 23 MPH    0346 AM 05/18   CWOP                 

...CRAVEN COUNTY...
CHERRY POINT (NKT ASOS)      43 MPH    0254 AM 05/18   AWOS                 
HAVELOCK                     32 MPH    0425 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
NEW BERN (EWN ASOS)          28 MPH    1254 PM 05/18   ASOS                 

...DARE COUNTY...
KHK RESORT (WXFLOW)          45 MPH    0157 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
REAL SLICK (WXFLOW)          42 MPH    0127 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
OREGON INLET CG (WXFLOW)     42 MPH    0119 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
AVON (WXFLOW)                41 MPH    1122 AM 05/18   WXFLOW               
BUXTON (WXFLOW)              39 MPH    0957 AM 05/18   WXFLOW               
RODANTHE                     38 MPH    0158 PM 05/18   CWOP                 
HATTERAS HIGH (WXFLOW)       38 MPH    1220 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
OREGON INLET (WXFLOW)        35 MPH    0207 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
MANTEO (MQI AWOS)            35 MPH    0135 PM 05/18   AWOS                 
FRISCO (HSE ASOS)            33 MPH    0101 PM 05/18   ASOS                 
NAGS HEAD                    33 MPH    0810 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
FRISCO                       32 MPH    0131 PM 05/18   CWOP                 
DARE CO GNRY RAN (2DP AWOS)  32 MPH    0634 AM 05/18   AWOS                 
DARE BOMB RANGE RAWS         31 MPH    0728 AM 05/18   RAWS                 
BUXTON                       28 MPH    1130 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
KILL DEVIL HILLS (FFA AWOS)  26 MPH    0135 PM 05/18   AWOS                 

...HYDE COUNTY...
FAIRFIELD RAWS               26 MPH    0217 PM 05/18   RAWS                 

...LENOIR COUNTY...
KINSTON (ISO AWOS)           22 MPH    1056 AM 05/18   AWOS                 

...ONSLOW COUNTY...
JACKSONVILLE (NCA ASOS)      30 MPH    0540 AM 05/18   AWOS                 
HOFFMAN RAWS                 26 MPH    0610 PM 05/17   RAWS                 
JACKSONVILLE                 25 MPH    0345 PM 05/17   CWOP                 
SNEADS FERRY                 24 MPH    1015 AM 05/18   CWOP                 

...PAMLICO COUNTY...
ORIENTAL                     24 MPH    0141 PM 05/18   CWOP                 

...PITT COUNTY...
GREENVILLE (PGV AWOS)        22 MPH    0135 PM 05/18   AWOS                 

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
ROPER                        26 MPH    0916 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
CRESWELL                     25 MPH    0216 PM 05/18   CWOP                 
POCOSIN LAKES RAWS           25 MPH    1117 AM 05/18   RAWS                 

...MARITIME STATIONS...
18 SE CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOU 49 MPH    0840 AM 05/18   NDBC                 
ALLIGATOR RIVER BR (WXFLOW)  46 MPH    0935 AM 05/18   WXFLOW               
AVON SOUND (WXFLOW)          44 MPH    0205 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
JENNETTES PIER (WXFLOW)      43 MPH    0156 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
DUCK PIER                    43 MPH    0942 AM 05/18   NOS-NWLON            
PAMLICO SOUND (WXFLOW)       41 MPH    0450 AM 05/18   WXFLOW               
31 S BOGUE INLET PIER        40 MPH    0908 AM 05/18   NDBC                 
ROANOKE SOUND CHANNEL (WXFLO 37 MPH    0120 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
FRISCO WOODS (WXFLOW)        35 MPH    0104 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
SOUTHERN SHORES              34 MPH    0928 AM 05/18   CWOP                 
OREGON INLET MARINA          33 MPH    0124 PM 05/18   NOS-NWLON            
CROATAN SOUND                32 MPH    0138 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
OCRACOKE (WXFLOW)            31 MPH    0410 AM 05/18   WXFLOW               
NORTH RIVER                  30 MPH    0159 PM 05/18   WXFLOW               
BEAUFORT                     29 MPH    1206 PM 05/18   NOS-NWLON            
ORIENTAL                     24 MPH    0540 AM 05/18   CWOP         

 

 

 


 

Pictures

 

Arthur was a good example of how impacts from any tropical cyclone can extend beyond just winds.  Dangerous rip currents ahead, during, and after Arthur's arrival was one of our bigger impacts from this storm.  In addition, heavy rainfall produced some ponding of water on local roads, especially in lower spots where drainage was an issue before. Although the rain came down hard at times, it was welcome as the area had been in a recent dry spell of over 10 days. 

 

Rip Currents

Emerald Isle

Credit: Carl Lewis

Poor Drainage Flooding

Cape Carteret

Credit: Erik Heden

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite

Arthur

 

 

Satellite Loop

 

 

 

Misc

Wind Speed/Air Pressure At Diamond Shoals Buoy

 

The graph below shows buoy 41025 (Diamond Shoals), which is 18 miles to the southeast of Cape Hatteras light house.  The buoy measured a peak wind gust of 49 MPH (43 knots), which is shown in the red trace below. Notice this peak gust was just before when the lowest pressure was measured (green trace), as the center of Tropical Storm Arthur passed very near this buoy on the morning of Tuesday May 19th, 2020.

 

Buoy Data