Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 23 at 3:37PM EDT until June 23 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 12:37pm
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 337 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cayton, or 14
miles north of New Bern, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ransomville, Blounts Creek, Vanceboro, Askins, Cayton, Edward, Royal,
Cox Crossroads, Bonnerton, Core Point, South Creek, Bayview,
Yeatesville, Ernul, Aurora Ferry Terminal, Bayview Ferry Terminal,
and Aurora.
Instruction:
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: