Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 11 at 1:43PM EDT until May 11 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 11, 2026 - 10:43am
Expires:
May 11, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
At 143 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Camp Lejeune
Center, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, New River Station, Pumpkin Center, Camp Lejeune Center,
Piney Green, Swansboro, Hubert, Silverdale, Midway Park, Verona,
Hammocks Beach, Hammocks Beach State Park, and Sneads Ferry.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Newport.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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:
Onslow, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov