Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
059 WUUS52 KMHX 242031 SVRMHX NCC061-103-133-242130- /O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0054.240524T2031Z-240524T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 431 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Jones County in eastern North Carolina... Onslow County in eastern North Carolina... Southern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 430 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Potters Hill to near Wallace, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Jacksonville, Wallace, New River Station, Pumpkin Center, Piney Green, Half Moon, Camp Lejeune Center, Swansboro, Hubert, Rose Hill, Richlands, Beulaville, Maysville, Catherine Lake, Silverdale, Kellum, Cypress Creek, Midway Park, Verona, and Dixon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. 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 these storms. 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. && LAT...LON 3502 7770 3488 7711 3483 7711 3483 7705 3482 7705 3482 7707 3480 7709 3479 7717 3477 7715 3475 7711 3474 7712 3457 7752 3462 7764 3472 7768 3472 7789 3481 7811 TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 285DEG 23KT 3491 7767 3478 7798 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Simms