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

NCZ080-081-094-193-194-012230-
Beaufort NC-Mainland Hyde NC-Northern Craven NC-Pamlico NC-
Southern Craven NC-
558 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN...WEST
CENTRAL HYDE...SOUTHERN BEAUFORT AND CENTRAL PAMLICO COUNTIES THROUGH
630 PM EDT...

At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Pamlico Beach to Royal to
near Wilmar. Movement was southeast at 10 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...
Blounts Creek, Pamlico Beach, Askins, Cayton, Lowland, Florence,
Edward, Grantsboro, Royal, Cox Crossroads, South Creek, Bonnerton,
Maribel, Merritt, Ernul, Aurora Ferry Terminal, Bayboro, Alliance,
Aurora, and Stonewall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3517 7707 3544 7713 3534 7680 3547 7661
      3533 7639 3508 7668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 327DEG 9KT 3540 7663 3529 7677 3538 7708

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

RJ