


Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
512 WWUS52 KMHX 232011 SVSMHX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 411 PM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025 NCC061-133-232030- /O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250423T2030Z/ Onslow NC-Duplin NC- 411 PM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN ONSLOW AND SOUTHEASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES... At 410 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albert J Ellis Airport, or 7 miles west of Half Moon, and is moving east around 5 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Richlands South, Albert J Ellis Airport, Catherine Lake, Jacksonville, and Half Moon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Newport. && LAT...LON 3472 7768 3479 7771 3489 7769 3490 7739 3472 7739 TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 257DEG 2KT 3484 7760 HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 27