550
WWUS82 KMHX 242000
SPSMHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
400 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCZ198-199-242045-
COASTAL ONSLOW NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-
400 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ONSLOW COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 400 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, FOLKSTONE, ONSLOW BEACH, SNEADS FERRY, AND SEA
VIEW PIER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3442 7751 3446 7753 3447 7754 3455 7759
3465 7727 3447 7714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 238DEG 15KT 3448 7748
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RCF
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