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WWUS82 KMHX 191814
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
214 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
NCZ094-191845-
PAMLICO NC-
214 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL PAMLICO COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 214 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
JANEIRO, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAVELOCK, MOVING NORTHEAST 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JANEIRO, NC PAMLICO, MERRITT, MINNESOTT BEACH FERRY, ARAPAHOE, AND
MINNESOTT BEACH.
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 3494 7677 3500 7691 3512 7676 3506 7661
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 233DEG 12KT 3499 7679
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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