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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
231 WWUS82 KMHX 101929 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 329 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 NCZ094-194>196-102030- West Carteret NC-East Carteret NC-Pamlico NC-Southern Craven NC- 329 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN...SOUTH CENTRAL PAMLICO AND CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 329 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Minnesott Beach Ferry to near Broad Creek. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Harkers Island, South River, North River, Merrimon, Straits, Pine Knoll Shores, Harlowe, Otway, Great Neck, Wildwood, Open Grounds Farm, North Harlowe, Bettie, Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal, Michael J Smith Airport, Minnesott Beach Ferry, and Oceana Pier. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3465 7695 3499 7687 3500 7645 3462 7659 TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 268DEG 15KT 3496 7681 3466 7690 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RCF