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Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
661 WWUS52 KMHX 271749 SVSMHX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 149 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 NCC013-095-177-187-271815- /O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-240627T1815Z/ Washington NC-Hyde NC-Beaufort NC-Tyrrell NC- 149 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN HYDE...EAST CENTRAL BEAUFORT AND SOUTHERN TYRRELL COUNTIES... At 149 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pungo Lake, or 21 miles southeast of Plymouth, moving east at 20 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... Ponzer, Kilkenny, Killkenny, Fairfield, Leechville, and Alligator Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3572 7609 3545 7633 3559 7657 3575 7649 TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 283DEG 17KT 3569 7643 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RJ