Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 2:42PM EDT until March 12 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 11:42am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 241 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fairfield Harbour to near Havelock to 7 miles
southeast of Bogue Inlet Pier, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. These thunderstorms have a
history of producing wind damage and winds of 60 to 65
mph.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Cedar Island, Harkers
Island, James City, South River, North River, Sealevel,
Marshallberg, Davis, Smyrna, Merrimon, Straits, Atlantic, Pine
Knoll Shores, Harlowe, Otway, and Broad Creek.
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:
Carteret, NC; Craven, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov