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WWUS82 KMHX 241923
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
323 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCZ198-199-242000-
COASTAL ONSLOW NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-
323 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ONSLOW COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 322 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, AND PENNY SIZE 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...
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, FOLKSTONE, ONSLOW BEACH, SNEADS FERRY, SEA VIEW
PIER, AND HOLLY RIDGE.
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 3444 7752 3446 7753 3447 7755 3447 7757
3448 7758 3452 7759 3453 7757 3461 7730
3452 7728
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 255DEG 14KT 3447 7751
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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