Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Newport/Morehead City, NC
Areas Affected: Duplin; Lenoir
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 7:03am EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 7:03am EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 8:00am EDT
Event Onset: Monday 7:03am EDT
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Max Wind Gusts: 50 MPH Max Hail Size: 0.25 in
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LENOIR AND DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM EDT... At 702 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Mount Olive, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, La Grange, Mount Olive, Kornegay, Rose Hill, Beulaville, Deep Run, Cypress Creek, Bowdens, Beautancus, Kenansville, Chinquapin, Dawson, Potters Hill, Graingers, Institute, Albertson, and Harrells.
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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5eb22b0e039fe0b68c2a458b328c4bdc4355ba5b.001.1 Codes: NCZ090, NCZ091 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5eb22b0e039fe0b68c2a458b328c4bdc4355ba5b.001.1