Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:40PM EDT until March 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:40pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Greene County in eastern North Carolina...
Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina...
Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
Western Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 839 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Scotland Neck to near Deep Run,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Greenville, New Bern, Kinston, Washington, Winterville,
Williamston, Ayden, River Road, James City, Trent Woods, Bethel,
River Bend, Grifton, Phillips Crossroads, Stokes, Bell Arthur,
Robersonville, Blounts Creek, Vanceboro, and Askins.
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; Craven, NC; Greene, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Martin, NC; Pitt, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov