Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 27 at 2:40PM EDT until September 27 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 11:40am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 240 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bethel to Dowdy Ficklen Stadium to near Grifton to
Phillips Crossroads, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Greenville, New Bern, Kinston, Washington, Winterville, Williamston,
Ayden, Bethel, River Bend, Grifton, Phillips Crossroads, Stokes,
Robersonville, Vanceboro, Pactolus, House, Shelmerdine, Calico, Black
Jack, and Fort Barnwell.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for eastern North
Carolina.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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.
Area Description:
Beaufort, NC; Craven, NC; Greene, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Martin, NC; Pitt, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC