Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
695 WUUS52 KMHX 271621 SVRMHX NCC049-103-133-271700- /O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0059.240527T1621Z-240527T1700Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1221 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Jones County in eastern North Carolina... Central Craven County in eastern North Carolina... North central Onslow County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 100 PM EDT. * At 1221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Comfort, or 13 miles north of Half Moon, 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... New Bern, James City, Trent Woods, River Bend, Phillips Crossroads, Tuscarora, Rhems, Croatan, Riverdale, Catfish Lake, Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, Bridgeton, Loco VFD, Pollocksville, and Trenton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3492 7744 3509 7750 3522 7703 3493 7695 TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 259DEG 25KT 3501 7742 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RJ