The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Central Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...
Southern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...
Western Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
Western Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 808 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Pactolus to near Wyse Fork to near Kornegay to near
Rose Hill, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Jacksonville, New Bern, Kinston, Washington, Ayden,
Wallace, Pumpkin Center, New River Station, River Road, Half Moon,
Camp Lejeune Center, Piney Green, James City, Trent Woods, River
Bend, Stella, Swansboro, Grifton and Phillips Crossroads.
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing
widespread wind damage across northwest Pitt County and the Raleigh
area. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows!
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.