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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
713 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

NCZ090-090000-
Duplin NC-
713 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DUPLIN COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM
EDT...

At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Warsaw, moving east southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Wallace, Warsaw, Rose Hill, Beulaville, Bowdens, Cypress Creek,
Kenansville, Chinquapin, Harrells, Sarecta, Magnolia, Greenevers,
Lyman, and Teachey.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.

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LAT...LON 3490 7815 3505 7816 3510 7813 3495 7767
      3492 7765 3472 7768 3472 7794 3471 7798
      3473 7802 3473 7803 3472 7811 3471 7813
      3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 293DEG 21KT 3489 7817

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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