787  
WWUS82 KMHX 201725  
SPSMHX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
125 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
NCZ090-092-198-201815-  
JONES NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-DUPLIN NC-  
125 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JONES  
NORTHWESTERN  
ONSLOW AND EAST CENTRAL DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...  
 
AT 125 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
RICHLANDS, OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HALF MOON, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
JACKSONVILLE, HALF MOON, RICHLANDS, KELLUM, COMFORT, PETERSBURG,  
POTTERS HILL, ALBERT J ELLIS AIRPORT, RICHLANDS SOUTH, DEPPE, LOCO  
VFD, AND HARGETTS CROSSROADS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3481 7772 3499 7774 3507 7728 3480 7725  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 265DEG 17KT 3491 7764  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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