Weather Alert in North Carolina
Flood Watch issued May 13 at 12:09PM EDT until May 14 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
AREAS AFFECTED: Martin; Pitt; Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina, including the following areas, Beaufort, East Carteret, Hatteras Island, Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Martin, Northern Craven, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island, Pamlico, Pitt, Southern Craven, Tyrrell, Washington and West Carteret. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - As a band of heavy rainfall moves offshore through today, another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon continuing through the evening. This could bring 1 to 2 inches of additional rainfall where thunderstorms exist to areas that have already seen 1 to 5 inches of rainfall since yesterday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
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of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
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Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
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