Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:02PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 12:02pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Greene County in eastern North Carolina...
Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
Northeastern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 301 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bruce to near La Grange, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Kinston, Winterville, Williamston, Ayden, Farmville, La
Grange, Bethel, Grifton, Kornegay, Stokes, Snow Hill, Bell Arthur,
Robersonville, Deep Run, House, Pactolus, Black Jack, Bruce, and
Graingers.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for eastern North
Carolina.
Area Description:
Beaufort, NC; Duplin, NC; Greene, NC; Lenoir, NC; Martin, NC; Pitt, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov