761  
WWUS82 KMHX 241645  
SPSMHX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
1245 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
NCZ196-241715-  
EAST CARTERET NC-  
1245 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY  
THROUGH 115 PM EDT...  
 
AT 1244 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
DAVIS, OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARKERS ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL  
CARTERET COUNTY.  
 
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 3466 7653 3486 7634 3485 7628 3462 7649  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1644Z 269DEG 13KT 3475 7644  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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