Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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850 WWUS52 KMHX 072238 SVSMHX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 638 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 NCC133-072245- /O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-240507T2245Z/ Onslow NC- 638 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ONSLOW COUNTY... At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Onslow Beach, or 12 miles southeast of Camp Lejeune Center, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Swansboro, Hammocks Beach, Onslow Beach, and Hammocks Beach State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Newport. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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. && LAT...LON 3449 7730 3454 7734 3468 7716 3458 7702 3456 7713 3448 7729 TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 315DEG 23KT 3457 7721 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Simms