Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
405 WWUS82 KMHX 242232 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 632 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 NCZ195-196-204-242300- West Carteret NC-Ocracoke Island NC-East Carteret NC- 632 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HYDE AND CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 631 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cedar Island Ferry Terminal to Michael J Smith Airport. Movement was 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... Morehead City, Cedar Island, Harkers Island, North River, Sealevel, Marshallberg, Davis, Smyrna, Straits, Atlantic, Otway, Williston, Open Grounds Farm, Stacy, Bettie, Portsmouth Village, Ocracoke Light House, Ocracoke Ferry Terminal, Cedar Island Ferry Terminal, and Michael J Smith Airport. 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 3470 7678 3516 7644 3513 7586 3455 7647 TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 264DEG 26KT 3509 7634 3474 7667 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RCF