Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 3:13PM EDT until July 6 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 12:13pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 313 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Olympia to near Catfish Lake, moving east at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
New Bern, Havelock, James City, Trent Woods, River Bend, Olympia,
Grantsboro, Croatan, Riverdale, Maribel, Merritt, Catfish Lake, Neuse
Forest, Fairfield Harbour, Minnesott Beach Ferry, Coastal Carolina
Regional Airport, Bayboro, Alliance, Arapahoe, and Bridgeton.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Craven, NC; Pamlico, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: