947
WWUS82 KMHX 161505
SPSMHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1105 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ091-092-193-161530-
JONES NC-LENOIR NC-NORTHERN CRAVEN NC-
1105 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JONES
CENTRAL
LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...SOUTHERN PITT...NORTHWESTERN ONSLOW
AND NORTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EDT...
AT 1105 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PLEASANT HILL, OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF KINSTON, 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...
KINSTON, GRIFTON, PHILLIPS CROSSROADS, DEEP RUN, COMFORT, FORT
BARNWELL, JASPER, GRAINGERS, PLEASANT HILL, WYSE FORK, PINK HILL,
DOVER, COVE CITY, AND HARGETTS CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3541 7749 3539 7745 3537 7745 3537 7743
3535 7742 3535 7739 3533 7738 3533 7735
3522 7717 3497 7751 3498 7763 3498 7767
3505 7775 3507 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 214DEG 40KT 3507 7761
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
OJC
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