Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
845 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

NCZ090-198-241330-
Inland Onslow NC-Duplin NC-
845 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JONES...NORTHWESTERN
ONSLOW AND SOUTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT...

At 845 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chinquapin, or 15 miles west of Half Moon, moving east at 25 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...
Jacksonville, Half Moon, Pumpkin Center, Richlands, Kellum, Cypress
Creek, Catherine Lake, Chinquapin, Petersburg, Albert J Ellis
Airport, Richlands South, Lyman, and Loco VFD.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3472 7781 3490 7783 3495 7744 3491 7737
      3493 7736 3494 7733 3493 7732 3473 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1245Z 267DEG 22KT 3482 7773

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

$$

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