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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
Issued by National Weather Service Wilmington NC
645 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

NCZ079-091-132330-
Greene NC-Lenoir NC-
645 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LENOIR...GREENE AND
SOUTHWESTERN PITT COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over La Grange, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Kinston, La Grange, Snow Hill, Dawson, Maury, Ormondsville,
Graingers, Institute, Jason, Lizzie, Kinston Regional Jetport,
Hookerton, Sandy Bottom, Castoria, Shine, Fort Run VFD, Bull Head
VFD, and Walstonburg.

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 3534 7782 3538 7780 3540 7780 3543 7783
      3557 7782 3563 7773 3546 7749 3544 7747
      3541 7747 3517 7756 3521 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 219DEG 14KT 3530 7778

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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