Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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WUUS52 KMHX 211815
SVRMHX
NCC061-107-211845-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 214 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albertson, or
14 miles south of La Grange, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Kornegay, Deep Run, Albertson, Pink Hill, and Sandy Bottom.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT...LON 3517 7792 3515 7789 3516 7789 3518 7783
3530 7783 3512 7758 3496 7780 3508 7798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 220DEG 4KT 3510 7783
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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