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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1014 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2026
NCZ204-205-091500-
HATTERAS ISLAND NC-OCRACOKE ISLAND NC-
1014 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HYDE AND
SOUTHEASTERN DARE COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM EDT...
AT 1013 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT OVER LAKE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HATTERAS FERRY TERMINAL TO NEAR FRISCO.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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, HATTERAS FERRY TERMINAL, AVON PIER, AND CAPE HATTERAS
LIGHTHOUSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3537 7546 3520 7552 3512 7587 3522 7589
3528 7563
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 209DEG 10KT 3513 7582 3519 7560
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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