Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
324 WWUS82 KMHX 062019 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 419 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 NCZ044-080-062045- Beaufort NC-Pitt NC- 419 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN PITT AND NORTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 418 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Black Jack, or near Winterville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenville, Washington, Winterville, Stokes, Shelmerdine, Calico, Pactolus, Black Jack, Old Ford, East Carolina University, Dowdy Ficklen Stadium, Chocowinity, Grimesland, and Simpson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3539 7726 3550 7743 3573 7730 3560 7697 TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 217DEG 16KT 3551 7729 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ OJC