Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
323 WUUS52 KMHX 272215 SVRMHX NCC013-095-117-177-187-272300- /O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0064.240527T2215Z-240527T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 615 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Washington County in eastern North Carolina... Northwestern Hyde County in eastern North Carolina... Southeastern Martin County in eastern North Carolina... Northeastern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina... West central Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pinetown, or 12 miles northeast of Washington, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ponzer, Pungo, Pike Road, Wenona, Hinson, Pungo Lake, Phelps Lake, and Long Acre VFD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Newport at 1-800-889-6889. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for eastern North Carolina. && LAT...LON 3562 7697 3578 7697 3579 7637 3558 7635 TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 268DEG 26KT 3569 7690 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RCF