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WWUS82 KMHX 241414
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1014 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCZ094-194-241500-
PAMLICO NC-SOUTHERN CRAVEN NC-
1014 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN AND
SOUTHWESTERN PAMLICO COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM EDT...
AT 1013 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR JAMES CITY, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, AND HALF INCH HAIL.
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. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO
VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BERN, HAVELOCK, JAMES CITY, JANEIRO, WHORTONSVILLE, CROATAN,
GREAT NECK, RIVERDALE, NC PAMLICO, MERRITT, NEUSE FOREST, CHERRY
BRANCH FERRY TERMINAL, FAIRFIELD HARBOUR, MINNESOTT BEACH FERRY,
ARAPAHOE, AND MINNESOTT BEACH.
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 3486 7708 3506 7708 3513 7661 3499 7662
3498 7666 3497 7668 3495 7665 3494 7665
3494 7664 3493 7664 3493 7665 3492 7666
3490 7663 3491 7666 3490 7666 3490 7668
3486 7669 3487 7670 3486 7672
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 268DEG 15KT 3497 7699
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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