Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 5 at 2:11PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 5, 2026 - 11:11am
Expires:
April 5, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 211 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Walnut Creek to near Ammon. Movement was
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, La Grange, Mount Olive, Grifton, Kornegay,
Rose Hill, Beulaville, Deep Run, Bowdens, Beautancus, Kenansville,
Dawson, Graingers, Institute, Potters Hill, Wyse Fork, Albertson, and
Harrells.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Pitt; Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Northern Craven
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: