PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 612 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING HURRICANE IRENE. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NEWPORT/ ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BEAUFORT COUNTY... WASHINGTON 45 435 AM 8/27 KOCW-DOWN AT 455 AM (8/27) AURORA 90 845 AM 8/27 PCS PHOSPHATE ...CARTERET COUNTY... CEDAR ISLAND 115 750 AM 8/27 CEDAR ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL BEAUFORT 70 1003 AM 8/27 KMRH-DOWN AT 1003 AM(8/27) FORT MACON 92 1110 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW CAPE LOOKOUT 78 400 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW MOREHEAD CITY 78 329 AM 8/27 MHC POLICE DEPT MOREHEAD CITY 70 1130 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 1103 AM(8/27) NEWPORT 64 849 AM 8/27 NWS NEWPORT STACY 93 408 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER BEAUFORT 77 641 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NEWPORT 74 1015 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER BEAUFORT 76 1101 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ATLANTIC BEACH 101 1035 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ...CRAVEN COUNTY... CHERRY POINT 75 1154 PM 8/27 KNKT NEUSE RIVER 59 125 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 135 AM (8/27) NEW BERN 74 751 AM 8/27 KEWN-DOWN AT 849 AM (8/27) ...DARE COUNTY... MANTEO 74 755 AM 8/27 KMQI FRISCO WOODS 76 610 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 1010 PM(8/28) HATTERAS HIGH 68 710 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 1020 PM(8/27) HATTERAS 88 851 AM 8/27 KHSE BUXTON 79 930 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 920 PM (8/2 AVON (OCEAN SIDE) 77 725 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 903 AM (8/26) AVON (SOUND SIDE) 67 635 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 836 AM (8/27) SALVO 69 755 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW PAMLICO SOUND 58 1050 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 1130 PM(8/26) REAL SLICK 77 1020 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 654 PM (8/27) WAVES 63 725 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 921 AM (8/27) OREGON INLET 77 210 PM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 618 PM (8/27) MANTEO 74 435 PM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 537 PM (8/27) MANTEO CSWY 68 1015 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 537 PM (8/27) JOCKEYS RIDGE 69 400 PM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 646 PM (8/27) PEA ISLAND 83 950 AM 8/27 KPEI DUCK 85 1036 AM 8/27 DUCK COE PIER ...DUPLIN COUNTY... 2 N KENANSVILLE 58 915 AM 8/27 KDPL ...HYDE COUNTY... OCRACOKE 69 439 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 616 AM (8/27) SWANQUARTER 74 250 PM 8/27 KSWQ-DOWN AT 420 PM (8/27) ...JONES COUNTY... WYSE FORKS 70 1131 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ...LENOIR COUNTY... KINSTON 56 615 AM 8/27 KISO-DOWN AT 655 AM (8/27) ...ONSLOW COUNTY... JACKSONVILLE 50 355 AM 8/27 KOAJ-DOWN AT 415 AM (8/27) NEW RIVER 61 356 AM 8/27 KNCA-DOWN AT 429 AM (8/27) JACKSONVILLE 94 615 AM 8/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ...PITT COUNTY... GREENVILLE 64 835 AM 8/27 KPGV GREENVILLE 73 700 AM 8/27 PITT EOC ...TYRRELL COUNTY... ALLIGATOR BRIDGE 71 1050 AM 8/27 WEATHERFLOW-DOWN AT 328 PM (8/27) ...NDBC BUOY... DUCK PIER 79 512 PM 8/27 DUKN7 OREGON INLET MARINA 80 400 PM 8/27 HATTERAS 79 536 AM 8/27 CAPE LOOKOUT 78 400 AM 8/27 CLKN7 BEAUFORT 67 612 AM 8/27 BFTN7 41036 69 820 AM 8/27 ***********************BAROMETRIC PRESSURE*********************** LOCATION LOWEST PRESSURE DATE/ COMMENTS INCHES TIME HATTERAS 28.65 8/27 135 PM KHSE BEAUFORT 28.11 8/27 856 AM KMRH CHERRY POINT 28.18 8/27 854 AM KNKT GREENVILLE 28.84 8/27 1235 PM KPGV ...NDBC BUOYS... 41036 28.25 8/27 620 AM 44014 29.20 8/27 1150 AM CLKN7 28.15 8/27 800 AM ORIN7 28.80 8/27 1218 PM *******************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTS*********************** LOCATION TOTAL PRECIP COMMENTS ...BEAUFORT... BUNYAN 15.66 RAWS - BNYN7 WASHINGTON 13.11 HYDRO - TRAN7 ...CARTERET COUNTY... CROATAN FOREST 11.13 RAWS - NPTN7 NEWPORT 10.41 WFO MHX NEWPORT 9.41 NEWPORT 0.2 SW MOREHEAD CITY 8.11 MOREHEAD CITY 6.0 WNW NEWPORT 7.81 NEWPORT 2.0 WSW BEAUFORT 7.00 BEAUFORT 5.3 N CEDAR ISLAND 6.68 RAWS - TS788 MOREHEAD CITY 6.65 MOREHEAD CITY 0.6 NW BEAUFORT 6.31 ASOS - KMRH ...CRAVEN COUNTY... NEW BERN 14.79 NEW BERN 1.3 NNE NEW BERN 12.86 RAWS - NBRN7 HAVELOCK 10.70 HAVELOCK 1.4 SW NEW BERN 7.79 ASOS - KEWN TRENT WOODS 10.94 TRENT WOODS 1.3 SSE PERRYTOWN 5.04 COOP - PYTN7 (8/27) ...DARE COUNTY... DARE BOMB RANGE 7.57 RAWS - STCN7 HATTERAS 6.77 ASOS - KHSE KILL DEVIL HILLS 2.43 KILL DEVIL HILLS 0.9 WNW ...DUPLIN COUNTY... BEAULAVILLE 9.61 BEAULAVILLE 0.5 NE MOUNT OLIVE 5.68 COOP - MTON7 MOUNT OLIVE 4.66 MOUNT OLIVE 2.4 SW ...HYDE COUNTY... FAIRFIELD 7.61 RAWS - TS161 OCRACOKE 2.72 COOP - OCRN7 (8/27) ...LENOIR COUNTY... KINSTON 9.53 KINSTON 3.7 WNW ...MARTIN COUNTY... WILLIAMSTON 14.27 WILLIAMSTON 0.9 SSW ...ONSLOW COUNTY... JACKSONVILLE 11.70 JACKSONVILLE 5.5 WSW SWANSBORO 9.76 SWANSBORO 3.3 NW CAMP LEJUENE 9.57 HYDRO - CLJN7 HUBERT 9.36 HUBERT 4.3 SE HUBERT 9.12 HUBERT 4.9 SE RICHLANDS 8.87 RICHLANDS 2.8 SSE JACKSONVILLE 8.36 JACKSONVILLE 1.7 W HOFMANN FOREST 7.95 RAWS - HFMN7 JACKSONVILLE 6.80 COOP - JEON7 ...PAMLICO COUNTY... BAYBORO 15.74 COOP - BAYN7 ...PITT COUNTY... GRIFTON 12.69 HYDRO - GRTN7 GREENVILLE 12.32 GREENVILLE 7.1 SSE GREENVILLE 11.64 COOP - GREN7 GREENVILLE 10.57 GREENVILLE 8.2 SSE GREENVILLE 10.50 HYDRO - PGVN7 GREENVILLE 10.25 GREENVILLE 1.1 S WINTERVILLE 9.74 WINTERVILLE 3.5 W GREENVILLE 8.69 GREENVILLE 1.4 SE GREENVILLE 7.23 AWOS - KPGV ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... POCOSIN LAKES 11.20 HYDRO - POCN7 $$ CQD/BM/WR/DAG/LEP/SJ