Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 4:03PM EDT until July 20 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 1:03pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pinetown, or
9 miles northeast of River Road, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Plymouth, Pinetown, Pungo, Pike Road, Wenona, Hinson, Yeatesville,
Terra Ceia, Long Acre VFD, and Pantego.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Beaufort, NC; Hyde, NC; Martin, NC; Washington, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: