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WWUS82 KMHX 241203
SPSMHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
803 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCZ044-079-080-091-193-241245-
GREENE NC-BEAUFORT NC-LENOIR NC-NORTHERN CRAVEN NC-PITT NC-
803 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN
GREENE...LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...SOUTHEASTERN PITT...
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM EDT...
AT 803 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GRAINGERS, OR NEAR KINSTON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 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...
GREENVILLE, KINSTON, WASHINGTON, AYDEN, LA GRANGE, RIVER ROAD,
GRIFTON, BLOUNTS CREEK, VANCEBORO, ASKINS, CAYTON, SHELMERDINE,
CALICO, FORT BARNWELL, JASPER, DAWSON, WILMAR, EDWARD, GRAINGERS, AND
INSTITUTE.
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 3535 7782 3538 7780 3542 7782 3557 7679
3522 7678 3522 7685 3525 7690 3519 7697
3521 7743 3524 7752 3521 7752 3522 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 262DEG 29KT 3528 7751
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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