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WWUS82 KMHX 202323
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
723 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
NCZ092-193-194-210000-
JONES NC-NORTHERN CRAVEN NC-SOUTHERN CRAVEN NC-
723 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JONES AND WEST CENTRAL
CRAVEN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 723 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TUSCARORA, OR 13 MILES WEST OF NEW BERN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
NEW BERN, TRENT WOODS, RIVER BEND, PHILLIPS CROSSROADS, TUSCARORA,
RHEMS, POLLOCKSVILLE, AND TRENTON.
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.
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 3497 7731 3508 7757 3514 7743 3522 7717
3505 7703 3496 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 239DEG 8KT 3509 7728
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RJ
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