Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 3:21PM EDT until March 12 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 12:21pm
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
West central Dare County in eastern North Carolina...
Eastern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Carteret County in eastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 321 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Gum Neck to 10 miles northwest of Cedar Island Ferry
Terminal, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Stumpy Point, Belhaven, Sladesville, Killkenny, Ransomville,
Ponzer, Swindell Fork, Scranton, Gull Rock, Alligator, Gum Neck,
Kilkenny, Fairfield, Pungo, New Holland, Pamlico Beach, Lowland,
Columbia, East Lake, and Woodley.
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:
Beaufort, NC; Carteret, NC; Dare, NC; Hyde, NC; Pamlico, NC; Tyrrell, NC; Washington, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov