Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 3:42PM EDT until March 12 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 12:42pm
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 342 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Frying Pan Landing to near Middletown to 9 miles
southeast of Gull Rock, 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, Killkenny, Gull Rock, Alligator, Gum Neck, Kilkenny,
Swindell Fork, Fairfield, New Holland, Columbia, East Lake, Nebraska,
Lake Landing, Middletown, Fort Landing, Buffalo City, Lake
Mattamuskeet, Frying Pan Landing, and Alligator Lake.
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.
Area Description:
Dare, NC; Hyde, NC; Tyrrell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov