576  
WWUS81 KAKQ 181912  
SPSAKQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
312 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
NCZ016-017-102-182000-  
EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-CAMDEN NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-  
312 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN AND CENTRAL  
CURRITUCK COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...  
 
AT 312 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
CURRITUCK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
STRIKES.  
 
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
CURRITUCK AROUND 315 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE JARVISBURG, BARCO,  
COINJOCK, RIDDLE, POPLAR BRANCH, SNOWDEN, AYDLETT, WATERLILY, BERTHA,  
AND SLIGO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3617 7596 3644 7616 3650 7607 3636 7576  
3631 7574 3616 7591 3616 7593  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 313DEG 14KT 3643 7608  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
BROWN  
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