PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 148 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS FROM THE RECENT STORM AFFECTING THE REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NEWPORT ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BEAUFORT COUNTY... WASHINGTON 16.03 836 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 7.6 SE AURORA 15.66 856 AM 10/1 COOP ...CARTERET COUNTY... CEDAR POINT 19.34 827 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 0.7 NNE NEWPORT WFO 14.54 859 AM 10/1 NWS OFFICE NEWPORT 14.30 840 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 0.2 SW MOREHEAD CITY 13.59 840 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 2.9 WNW HARKERS ISLAND 13.26 841 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 3.2 NE BEAUFORT 13.92 1000 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 5.3 N BEAUFORT 12.41 857 AM 10/1 ASOS MOREHEAD CITY 12.09 842 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 0.6 NW NEWPORT 11.89 843 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 7.5 E BEAUFORT 10.05 847 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 5.3 N ...CRAVEN COUNTY... TRENT WOODS 20.26 827 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 1.3 SSE NEW BERN 18.83 829 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 1.3 NNE JAMES CITY 18.26 1000 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 0.3 SSE NEW BERN 17.51 1000 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 4.9 SSE HAVELOCK 17.42 831 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 2.7 S BRIDGETON 16.61 831 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 1.6 W HAVELOCK 16.05 833 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 3.1 NW JAMES CITY 16.00 837 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 2.5 S CHERRY POINT 15.01 800 AM 10/1 ASOS NEW BERN 14.93 859 AM 10/1 ASOS ...DARE COUNTY... HATTERAS 6.87 857 AM 10/1 ASOS FRISCO 6.00 900 AM 10/1 COOP ...DUPLIN COUNTY... DUPLIN COUNTY 10.88 853 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 9.6 ESE ...LENOIR COUNTY... KINSTON 14.75 854 AM 10/1 COOP ...MARTIN COUNTY... WILLIAMSTON 19.10 901 AM 10/1 COOP ...ONSLOW COUNTY... SWANSBORO 21.65 824 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 3.3 NW JACKSONVILLE 17.75 855 AM 10/1 COOP NEW RIVER 15.21 858 AM 10/1 ASOS ...PAMLICO COUNTY... BAYBORO 15.31 855 AM 10/1 COOP ORIENTAL 11.24 915 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 2.1 WSW ORIENTAL 10.95 915 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 3.4 NE ...PITT COUNTY... AYDEN 19.10 828 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 5.0 E WINTERVILLE 18.28 830 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 4.3 ESE GREENVILLE 16.14 832 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 1.4 SE GREENVILLE 15.94 838 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 1.1 S WINTERVILLE 14.49 838 AM 10/1 COCORAHS 3.5 W ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BEAUFORT COUNTY... WASHINGTON 33 942 AM 9/30 MESOWEST ...CARTERET COUNTY... BEAUFORT 56 656 PM 9/30 ASOS EMERALD ISLE 55 830 PM 9/29 SPOTTER PINEY ISLAND 47 719 PM 9/30 MESOWEST ...CRAVEN COUNTY... CHERRY POINT 51 956 AM 9/30 ASOS NEW BERN 38 910 AM 9/30 ASOS ...DARE COUNTY... HATTERAS 60 831 PM 9/30 ASOS MANTEO 49 1143 PM 9/30 MESOWEST KILL DEVIL HILLS 41 940 PM 9/30 MESOWEST ...DUPLIN COUNTY... KENANSVILLE 26 839 AM 9/30 MESOWEST ...LENOIR COUNTY... KINSTON 32 955 AM 9/30 MESOWEST ...ONSLOW COUNTY... NEW RIVER 53 818 AM 9/30 ASOS SWANSBORO 52 1225 PM 9/30 MESOWEST JACKSONVILLE 39 1255 PM 9/30 MESOWEST ...PITT COUNTY... GREENVILLE 36 1000 AM 9/30 MESOWEST $$ DAG/GCW/JRS