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WWUS82 KMHX 242041
SPSMHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
441 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
NCZ092-194>196-198-199-242130-
COASTAL ONSLOW NC-WEST CARTERET NC-JONES NC-INLAND ONSLOW NC-
EAST CARTERET NC-SOUTHERN CRAVEN NC-
441 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JONES
SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN...NORTHEASTERN ONSLOW AND SOUTHWESTERN CARTERET
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 441 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KUHNS, OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINEY GREEN, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
HAVELOCK, MOREHEAD CITY, NEWPORT, STELLA, SWANSBORO, CAPE CARTERET,
PINE KNOLL SHORES, HARLOWE, MAYSVILLE, SILVERDALE, BROAD CREEK,
WILDWOOD, KUHNS, PELETIER, GREAT NECK, BOGUE, NORTH HARLOWE, CHERRY
BRANCH FERRY TERMINAL, OCEANA PIER, AND FORT MACON STATE PARK.
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 3469 7724 3493 7723 3497 7665 3465 7667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 274DEG 23KT 3482 7713
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SIMMS
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