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WWUS82 KMHX 191810
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
210 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
NCZ045-046-080-081-191845-
BEAUFORT NC-WASHINGTON NC-MAINLAND HYDE NC-TYRRELL NC-
210 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
NORTHWESTERN HYDE...NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT AND WEST CENTRAL TYRRELL
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 210 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PUNGO, OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PLYMOUTH, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
PONZER, PUNGO, PIKE ROAD, LEECHVILLE, PUNGO LAKE, AND PANTEGO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3558 7670 3568 7674 3575 7636 3555 7635
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 269DEG 16KT 3565 7661
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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