Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 7:42PM EDT until July 8 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 8, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires:
July 8, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Southern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Northern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 742 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Comfort, or 8 miles northeast of Half Moon, moving southeast 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...
Jacksonville, Half Moon, Maysville, Kellum, Belgrade, Richlands
South, Deppe, and Loco VFD.
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.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. 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:
Craven, NC; Jones, NC; Onslow, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: