360
WWUS52 KMHX 241849
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
249 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCC049-103-241930-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-260824T1930Z/
JONES NC-CRAVEN NC-
249 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL JONES AND WEST CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTIES...
AT 249 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PHILLIPS
CROSSROADS, OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINSTON, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BERN, RIVER BEND, PHILLIPS CROSSROADS, MAYSVILLE, TUSCARORA,
RHEMS, COVE CITY, POLLOCKSVILLE, AND TRENTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
NEWPORT.
LAT...LON 3510 7752 3521 7740 3513 7707 3490 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 290DEG 21KT 3509 7741
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
RJ
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page