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WWUS82 KMHX 240153
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
953 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
NCZ196-240230-
EAST CARTERET NC-
953 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY THROUGH
1030 PM EDT...
AT 953 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORTH RIVER, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARKERS ISLAND, MOVING EAST 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...
NORTH RIVER, DAVIS, WILLISTON, OTWAY, OPEN GROUNDS FARM, AND BETTIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM 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.
LAT...LON 3476 7670 3478 7670 3477 7669 3485 7669
3493 7649 3477 7645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 257DEG 14KT 3480 7664
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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