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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
310 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

NCZ194>196-170745-
West Carteret NC-East Carteret NC-Southern Craven NC-
310 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN AND CENTRAL
CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT...

At 309 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve, or over Harkers Island, moving north
at 25 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...
Morehead City, Harkers Island, North River, Marshallberg, Davis,
Straits, Smyrna, Harlowe, Otway, Williston, Great Neck, Open Grounds
Farm, North Harlowe, Bettie, Michael J Smith Airport, Cape Lookout
Lighthouse, Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve, Fort Macon State Park,
Gloucester, and Crab Point Village.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3467 7671 3492 7682 3497 7650 3480 7644
      3457 7651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 164DEG 23KT 3469 7660

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

$$

RJ