132  
WWUS82 KMHX 161356  
SPSMHX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
956 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
NCZ090-161430-  
DUPLIN NC-  
956 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN JONES
 
SOUTHWESTERN  
LENOIR AND DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...  
 
AT 956 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARSAW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WARSAW, MOUNT OLIVE, KORNEGAY, ROSE HILL, BOWDENS, BEAUTANCUS,  
KENANSVILLE, POTTERS HILL, ALBERTSON, HARRELLS, SARECTA, FAISON,  
MAGNOLIA, AND CALYPSO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3490 7815 3504 7815 3509 7817 3519 7816  
3518 7808 3519 7805 3519 7802 3518 7798  
3517 7797 3517 7793 3515 7789 3516 7789  
3518 7784 3515 7778 3510 7775 3502 7775  
3499 7770 3497 7769 3473 7816 3474 7820  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1356Z 226DEG 41KT 3492 7821  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
OJC  
 
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