Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
405 NWUS52 KMHX 251115 LSRMHX Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 715 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0235 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NE Comfort 35.03N 77.46W 05/24/2024 Jones NC Utility Company Power outage reported due to damage to power poles from thunderstorm wind gusts between Comfort and Trenton NC. Reported by Jones Onslow Electric Cooperative. 0242 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNE Comfort 35.03N 77.47W 05/24/2024 Jones NC Public Power poles snapped at base. Large tree limbs down in the area. 0410 PM Hail Kenansville 34.97N 77.96W 05/24/2024 M1.75 Inch Duplin NC Emergency Mngr Quarter to golf ball size hail reported in Kenansville. 0501 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 WNW Haws Run 34.71N 77.64W 05/24/2024 Onslow NC Utility Company Over 700 people without power. Outages started as thunderstorm moved overhead. 0524 PM Tornado 1 E Verona 34.67N 77.45W 05/24/2024 Onslow NC NWS Storm Survey A storm survey team found evidence of an EF 1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph. The tornado touched down near Highway 17 in Verona, then lifted southeast of Marines Road near Camp Lejeune, for a path length of around 9 miles. The tornado was estimated to have a width of 150 yards. 0529 PM Waterspout 4 S Camp Lejeune Center 34.63N 77.36W 05/24/2024 AMZ158 NC NWS Storm Survey Delayed report. Based on storm survey path, the Verona tornado became a waterspout as it crossed the New River. Time estimated based on radar. 0531 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 E Folkstone 34.54N 77.46W 05/24/2024 Onslow NC Trained Spotter Delayed report. Large camper was shifted by 8 feet from original location. Tree damage noted as well. Time estimated based on radar. 0637 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Jason 35.39N 77.77W 05/24/2024 Greene NC Public Several limbs broken off trees 5 miles south of Snow Hill in Jason NC. && $$ Martin