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WWUS82 KMHX 241201
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
801 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCZ090-092-198-241245-
JONES NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-DUPLIN NC-
801 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL JONES
NORTHWESTERN ONSLOW AND DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM EDT...
AT 801 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROSE HILL, OR NEAR WALLACE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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, WALLACE, WARSAW, HALF MOON, PHILLIPS CROSSROADS, ROSE
HILL, RICHLANDS, BEULAVILLE, CYPRESS CREEK, CATHERINE LAKE, COMFORT,
KENANSVILLE, CHINQUAPIN, POTTERS HILL, PETERSBURG, HARRELLS, ALBERT J
ELLIS AIRPORT, RICHLANDS SOUTH, SARECTA, AND MAGNOLIA.
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 3499 7812 3504 7775 3502 7775 3501 7773
3506 7762 3509 7741 3473 7748 3472 7799
3473 7802 3472 7811 3471 7814 3473 7819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 262DEG 29KT 3481 7800
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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