Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
010 WWUS82 KMHX 170627 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 227 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 NCZ094-194>196-170700- West Carteret NC-East Carteret NC-Pamlico NC-Southern Craven NC- 227 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN...SOUTHERN PAMLICO AND SOUTHWESTERN CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM EDT... At 226 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Morehead City, 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... Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Pine Knoll Shores, Harlowe, Wildwood, North Harlowe, Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal, Minnesott Beach Ferry, Oceana Pier, Mitchell Village, Crab Point Village, and Indian Beach. 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 7670 3463 7692 3492 7708 3499 7668 TIME...MOT...LOC 0626Z 168DEG 21KT 3473 7684 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RJ