Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:15PM EDT until July 8 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 8, 2026 - 3:15pm
Expires:
July 8, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
South central Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
Southwestern Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Olympia, or 8
miles north of New Bern, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
New Bern, James City, Olympia, Janeiro, Grantsboro, Croatan,
Riverdale, Neuse Forest, Fairfield Harbour, Coastal Carolina
Regional Airport, Arapahoe, Bridgeton, and Minnesott Beach.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.
Area Description:
Beaufort, NC; Craven, NC; Pamlico, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: