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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
243 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

NCZ081-061915-
Mainland Hyde NC-
243 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HYDE AND SOUTHERN
TYRRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a waterspout over The Pamlico Sound near Swan
Quarter Ferry Terminal, or 22 miles north of Cedar Island, moving
north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
         hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs
         and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Scranton, Fairfield, Swindell Fork, Rose Bay, Lake Mattamuskeet, and
Swan Quarter Ferry Terminal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3530 7619 3534 7645 3563 7647 3562 7634
      3561 7630 3560 7622 3560 7617
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 184DEG 32KT 3533 7636

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

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