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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
222 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
NCZ196-111900-
EAST CARTERET NC-
222 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CARTERET COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 221 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS OVER DAVIS, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HARKERS ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS WATERS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEALEVEL, MARSHALLBERG, SMYRNA, ATLANTIC, DAVIS, WILLISTON, STACY,
AND GLOUCESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3467 7656 3499 7646 3493 7616 3464 7644
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 289DEG 13KT 3478 7647
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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