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WWUS82 KMHX 191627
SPSMHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1227 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
NCZ204-205-191730-
HATTERAS ISLAND NC-OCRACOKE ISLAND NC-
1227 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HYDE AND
SOUTHEASTERN DARE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
AT 1227 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT OVER PORTSMOUTH VILLAGE ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCRACOKE FERRY TERMINAL TO
NEAR PORTSMOUTH VILLAGE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS WATERS. GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRISCO, BUXTON, SALVO, AVON, WAVES, RODANTHE, PORTSMOUTH VILLAGE,
HATTERAS FERRY TERMINAL, OCRACOKE FERRY TERMINAL, AVON PIER, CAPE
HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE, HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER, AND OCRACOKE
LIGHTHOUSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3548 7546 3521 7552 3499 7609 3524 7613
3566 7546
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 230DEG 42KT 3521 7608 3503 7606
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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