986
WWUS82 KMHX 161657
SPSMHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1257 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ090>092-198-199-161745-
COASTAL ONSLOW NC-JONES NC-LENOIR NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-DUPLIN NC-
1257 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JONES
SOUTHWESTERN
LENOIR...SOUTHERN CRAVEN...ONSLOW...EASTERN DUPLIN AND WESTERN
CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
AT 1257 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BURGAW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE, WALLACE, NEW RIVER STATION, PUMPKIN CENTER, PINEY
GREEN, HALF MOON, CAMP LEJEUNE CENTER, SWANSBORO, PHILLIPS
CROSSROADS, HUBERT, KORNEGAY, RICHLANDS, BEULAVILLE, DEEP RUN,
MAYSVILLE, CATHERINE LAKE, FOLKSTONE, SILVERDALE, KELLUM, AND CYPRESS
CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3448 7758 3472 7768 3472 7794 3471 7798
3473 7801 3473 7804 3512 7784 3517 7754
3482 7709 3479 7713 3479 7716 3478 7717
3477 7715 3447 7756
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 213DEG 43KT 3453 7788
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
OJC
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