Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 2:32PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 16, 2026 - 11:32am
Expires:
June 16, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 231 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sealevel, or 9 miles southwest of Cedar Island, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Havelock, Morehead City, Cedar Island, South River, North River,
Sealevel, Merrimon, Davis, Smyrna, Atlantic, Harlowe, Otway,
Williston, Great Neck, Open Grounds Farm, North Harlowe, Stacy,
Bettie, Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal, and Michael J Smith Airport.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds or weak waterspouts. This type of funnel cloud could briefly
touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is
spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National
Weather Service.
Area Description:
Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: