Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
241 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

NCZ046-047-080-081-211945-
BEAUFORT-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-TYRRELL-
241 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS BEAUFORT...MAINLAND DARE...
MAINLAND HYDE AND TYRRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 241 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ALLIGATOR LAKE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF SWANQUARTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALLIGATOR LAKE...
KILKENNY...GUM NECK...FRYING PAN LANDING.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3599 7605 3595 7600 3595 7597 3598 7592
      3598 7588 3596 7580 3577 7599 3578 7599
      3582 7600 3590 7598 3592 7600 3585 7606
      3573 7603 3545 7630 3556 7648 3600 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 217DEG 19KT 3558 7632

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