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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
231 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024

NCZ092-094-194-195-198-199-101930-
Coastal Onslow NC-West Carteret NC-Jones NC-Inland Onslow NC-
Pamlico NC-Southern Craven NC-
231 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JONES...SOUTHEASTERN
CRAVEN...NORTHEASTERN ONSLOW...SOUTHWESTERN PAMLICO AND SOUTHWESTERN
CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 231 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Silverdale, or 8 miles east of Piney Green, moving
east at 20 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...
Jacksonville, New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Pumpkin
Center, Piney Green, Camp Lejeune Center, Stella, Swansboro, Hubert,
Cape Carteret, Pine Knoll Shores, Maysville, Silverdale, Kellum,
Midway Park, Belgrade, Broad Creek, and Wildwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

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LAT...LON 3457 7744 3490 7739 3499 7680 3464 7673
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 264DEG 17KT 3480 7719

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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