357  
WWUS82 KMHX 191808  
SPSMHX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
208 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
NCZ090-092-198-191845-  
JONES NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-DUPLIN NC-  
208 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JONES  
NORTHWESTERN  
ONSLOW AND SOUTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 208 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
RICHLANDS, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HALF MOON, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
JACKSONVILLE, HALF MOON, RICHLANDS, CATHERINE LAKE, PETERSBURG,  
ALBERT J ELLIS AIRPORT, RICHLANDS SOUTH, DEPPE, LYMAN, AND LOCO VFD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR  
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3475 7775 3488 7777 3502 7734 3484 7726  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 257DEG 27KT 3488 7758  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
RJ  
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