Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1239 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Dare County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 130 PM EST.

* At 1239 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles east of Bodie Island Lighthouse to 10 miles
  northwest of Frisco to near Portsmouth Village, moving east at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Frisco, Buxton, Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Portsmouth Village,
  Hatteras Ferry Terminal, Ocracoke Ferry Terminal, Ocracoke
  Lighthouse, Avon Pier, and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3512 7572 3502 7594 3507 7619 3517 7610
      3532 7560 3549 7561 3560 7556 3569 7559
      3568 7560 3557 7568 3558 7568 3584 7549
      3584 7547 3517 7547
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 276DEG 25KT 3578 7546 3535 7575 3512 7609

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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