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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
494 WWUS82 KMHX 241944 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 344 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 NCZ090>092-193-242015- Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Northern Craven NC-Duplin NC- 344 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JONES...CENTRAL LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN AND NORTHERN DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Wyse Fork, or 8 miles southeast of Kinston, moving east at 30 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... Kinston, Phillips Crossroads, Deep Run, Comfort, Fort Barnwell, Pleasant Hill, Wyse Fork, Dover, Sandy Bottom, Cove City, and Trenton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for eastern North Carolina. && LAT...LON 3513 7779 3530 7771 3531 7725 3493 7728 TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 273DEG 27KT 3517 7755 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RCF