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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
629 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

NCZ080-092-094-193-194-012300-
Jones NC-Beaufort NC-Northern Craven NC-Pamlico NC-
Southern Craven NC-
629 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN JONES...NORTH
CENTRAL CRAVEN...SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT AND WEST CENTRAL PAMLICO
COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 629 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ernul, or 13 miles south of River Road, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
New Bern, Blounts Creek, Vanceboro, Askins, Cayton, Olympia, Ernul,
and Bridgeton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3535 7721 3539 7698 3515 7681 3507 7714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 345DEG 6KT 3532 7706

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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