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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1113 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

NCZ090>092-200345-
Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Duplin NC-
1113 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JONES...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN AND NORTHEASTERN
DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT...

At 1112 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Albertson, or 7 miles south of La Grange, moving east at 35 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...
Kinston, La Grange, Kornegay, Deep Run, Pleasant Hill, Institute,
Wyse Fork, Albertson, Kinston Regional Jetport, Pink Hill, Sandy
Bottom, and Hargetts Crossroads.

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.

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LAT...LON 3517 7794 3517 7792 3515 7789 3516 7789
      3518 7783 3534 7782 3537 7780 3537 7777
      3530 7744 3529 7745 3528 7744 3498 7765
      3498 7767 3513 7797
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 290DEG 29KT 3520 7780

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

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RJ