Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 23 at 4:25PM EDT until June 23 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 1:25pm
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 424 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Newfoundland to Scranton to near Maribel, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 340 PM trees and powerlines were
reported down between Vanceboro and Blounts Creek.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Belhaven, Sladesville, Killkenny, Ransomville, Ponzer, Swindell Fork,
Scranton, Gull Rock, Alligator, Gum Neck, Kilkenny, Fairfield,
Mashoes, Manteo, New Holland, Pamlico Beach, Lowland, Columbia, East
Lake, and Woodley.
Instruction:
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Beaufort, NC; Dare, NC; Hyde, NC; Pamlico, NC; Tyrrell, NC; Washington, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: