Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:23PM EDT until July 8 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 8, 2026 - 3:23pm
Expires:
July 8, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
West central Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 623 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shelmerdine,
or near Winterville, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Winterville, Calico, Shelmerdine, Black Jack, Wilmar,
Grimesland, Simpson, and Gardnerville.
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.
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; Pitt, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: