


Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
526 WWUS52 KMHX 161818 SVSMHX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 118 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025 NCC055-095-161830- /O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250216T1830Z/ Hyde NC-Dare NC- 118 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN HYDE AND SOUTHEASTERN DARE COUNTIES... At 117 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hatteras Island Fishing Pier to near Avon to near Ocracoke Lighthouse, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Up to 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, 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. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Newport. 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 3503 7592 3511 7604 3529 7570 3533 7556 3548 7557 3570 7549 3570 7547 3517 7547 TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 275DEG 23KT 3564 7542 3533 7555 3506 7593 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ TL