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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.

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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

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