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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
NCZ205-192015-
HATTERAS ISLAND NC-
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DARE COUNTY THROUGH
415 PM EDT...
AT 344 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE TO NEAR STUMPY
POINT. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL DARE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3571 7545 3560 7546 3560 7549 3577 7557
3578 7556 3578 7557 3580 7558 3581 7556
3578 7554 3579 7553 3581 7555 3583 7551
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 248DEG 30KT 3575 7552 3565 7567
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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