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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
901 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

NCZ044-080-193-060130-
Beaufort NC-Northern Craven NC-Pitt NC-
901 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...
SOUTHEASTERN PITT AND WEST CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM
EDT...

At 900 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Black Jack, or 7 miles east of Greenville, moving southeast 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...
Greenville, Washington, Winterville, Ayden, River Road, Grifton,
Shelmerdine, Calico, Black Jack, Fort Barnwell, Wilmar, Chocowinity,
Washington Park, Grimesland, Simpson, and Gardnerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.

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LAT...LON 3549 7747 3563 7721 3549 7691 3527 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 323DEG 15KT 3555 7724

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

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