Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1142 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 1230 AM EDT.

* At 1142 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Harrells, or 12 miles southeast of Clinton, moving southeast at 20
  mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wallace, Rose Hill, Harrells, Magnolia, Greenevers, and Teachey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 7815 3493 7815 3490 7784 3473 7794
      3472 7794 3472 7799 3473 7802 3473 7803
      3472 7811 3471 7813 3472 7815 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 295DEG 16KT 3483 7824

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RJ
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