Event: Storm Surge Warning
Sender Name: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Issued: 2017-03-21T22:02:17-04:00
Expires: 2017-03-21T22:17:17-04:00
WEA Text: NWS: Life-threatening storm surge danger. Check for possible evacuation orders.
Description: A Hurricane Warning means Hurricane wind conditions are expected
somewhere within this area and within the next 36 hours

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED
– New Bern
– Havelock
– Vanceboro

* WIND
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Cat 1 Hurricane force wind
– Peak Wind Forecast: 75-95 mph with gusts to 120 mph
– Window for Tropical Storm force winds: Friday evening until
early Sunday morning
– Window for Hurricane force winds: Saturday morning until
Saturday evening

– CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Extreme
– The wind threat has increased from the previous assessment.
– Emergency plans should include a reasonable threat for
major hurricane force wind greater than 110 mph of
equivalent Category 3 intensity or higher.
– To be safe, aggressively prepare for the potential of
devastating to catastrophic wind impacts. Remaining efforts
to secure properties should now be brought to completion.
– Extremely dangerous and life-threatening wind is possible.
Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious injury,
loss of life, or immense human suffering. Move to safe
shelter before the wind becomes hazardous.

– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Devastating to Catastrophic
– Structural damage to sturdy buildings, some with complete
roof and wall failures. Complete destruction of mobile
homes. Damage greatly accentuated by large airborne
projectiles. Locations may be uninhabitable for weeks or
months.
– Numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences
and roadway signs blown over.
– Many roads impassable from large debris, and more within
urban or heavily wooded places. Many bridges, causeways,
and access routes impassable.
– Widespread power and communications outages.

* STORM SURGE
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Life-threatening storm surge possible
– Peak Storm Surge Inundation: The potential for 4-7 feet
above ground somewhere within surge prone areas
– Window of concern: Begins Friday morning

– CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: High
– The storm surge threat has remained nearly steady from the
previous assessment.
– Emergency plans should include a reasonable threat for
major storm surge flooding of greater than 6 feet above
ground.
– To be safe, aggressively prepare for the potential of
extensive storm surge flooding impacts. Evacuation efforts
should now be brought to completion. Evacuations must be
complete before driving conditions become unsafe.
– Life-threatening inundation is possible. Failure to heed
evacuation orders may result in serious injury, significant
loss of life, or human suffering. Leave if evacuation
orders are given for your area. Consider voluntary
evacuation if recommended. Poor decisions may result in
being cut off or needlessly risk lives.

– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Extensive
– Large areas of deep inundation with storm surge flooding
accentuated by battering waves. Structural damage to
buildings, with several washing away. Damage compounded by
floating debris. Locations may be uninhabitable for an
extended period.
– Large sections of near-shore escape routes and secondary
roads washed out or severely flooded. Flood control systems
and barriers may become stressed.
– Severe beach erosion with significant dune loss.
– Major damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks, and piers. Many
small craft broken away from moorings, especially in
unprotected anchorages with some lifted onshore and
stranded.

* FLOODING RAIN
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
– Peak Rainfall Amounts: 8-12 inches, with locally higher
amounts

– CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Extreme
– The flooding rain threat has remained nearly steady from
the previous assessment.
– Emergency plans should include a reasonable threat of
extreme flooding where peak rainfall totals vastly exceed
amounts conducive for flash flooding and rapid inundation.
Rescues and emergency evacuations are very likely.
– To be safe, aggressively prepare for the potential of
devastating to catastrophic flooding rain impacts.
– Life-threatening flooding is possible. Failure to take
action may result in serious injury, significant loss of
life, or human suffering. If flood related watches and
warnings are issued, heed recommended actions. Poor
decisions may result in being cut off or needlessly risk
lives. If vulnerable, relocate to safe shelter on higher
ground before flood waters arrive.

– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Devastating to Catastrophic
– Extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations
and rescues.
– Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their
banks in many places with deep moving water. Small streams,
creeks, canals, arroyos, and ditches may become raging
rivers. In mountain areas, deadly runoff may rage down
valleys while increasing susceptibility to rockslides and
mudslides. Flood control systems and barriers may become
stressed.
– Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple
communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or
washed away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover
escape routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of
raging water with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions
become very dangerous. Numerous road and bridge closures
with some weakened or washed out.

* TORNADO
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
– Situation is favorable for tornadoes

– CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: Moderate
– The tornado threat has remained nearly steady from the
previous assessment.
– When implementing emergency plans, include should include a
reasonable threat for scattered tornadoes.
– To be safe, earnestly prepare for the potential of
significant tornado impacts.
– Listen for tornado watches and warnings. Be ready to
shelter quickly if a tornado approaches.

– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Significant
– The occurrence of scattered tornadoes can hinder the
execution of emergency plans during tropical events.
– Several places may experience tornado damage with a few
spots of considerable damage, power loss, and
communications failures.
– Locations could realize roofs torn off frame houses, mobile
homes demolished, boxcars overturned, large trees snapped
or uprooted, vehicles tumbled, and small boats tossed
about. Dangerous projectiles can add to the toll.

* FOR MORE INFORMATION:
– http://ready.gov/hurricanes
– http://www.weather.gov/mhx/Tropical

Instruction:

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Craven

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-DEV-2247788-2112455201722122217
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – IPAWS Test