Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
629 WUUS52 KMHX 272141 SVRMHX NCC117-177-187-272245- /O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0063.240527T2141Z-240527T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 541 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Washington County in eastern North Carolina... Southeastern Martin County in eastern North Carolina... Northwestern Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Williamston, moving east at 35 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... Williamston, Plymouth, Columbia, Woodley, Hinson, Westover, Pleasant Grove, Scuppernong, Phelps Lake, Mackeys, Roper, Jamesville, Creswell, Dardens, and Beargrass. 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 3572 7625 3575 7716 3593 7714 3594 7704 3589 7702 3586 7703 3590 7692 3586 7689 3582 7690 3581 7688 3585 7684 3589 7683 3586 7677 3587 7674 3594 7669 3595 7670 3593 7674 3594 7674 3599 7668 3605 7620 TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 263DEG 32KT 3583 7704 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RCF