Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:25PM EDT until July 8 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 8, 2026 - 3:25pm
Expires:
July 8, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
South central Greene County in eastern North Carolina...
Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
West central Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
South central Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wyse Fork, or
7 miles southeast of Kinston, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Kinston, Grifton, Deep Run, Dawson, Graingers, Wyse Fork, Kinston
Regional Jetport, Dover, and Sandy Bottom.
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:
Craven, NC; Greene, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Pitt, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: