Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued December 11 at 5:49PM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 11, 2024 - 2:49pm
Expires:
December 11, 2024 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 549 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Newfoundland to Pine Knoll
Shores. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Morehead City, Kill Devil Hills, Stumpy Point, Cedar Island, Harkers
Island, South River, North River, Killkenny, Manns Harbor, Davis,
Swindell Fork, Alligator, Straits, Atlantic, Sealevel, Marshallberg,
Smyrna, Merrimon, Gull Rock, and Nags Head.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Mainland Hyde; Pamlico; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC