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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
302 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
NCZ205-201930-
HATTERAS ISLAND NC-
302 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DARE COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM EDT...
AT 302 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT NEAR RODANTHE, OR 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF STUMPY POINT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS WATERS. GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALVO, WAVES, RODANTHE, AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER.
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.
LAT...LON 3540 7554 3570 7551 3565 7541 3538 7547
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 301DEG 24KT 3560 7554
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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