Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 6:48PM EDT until August 11 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 3:48pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
Northern Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Woodley, or
22 miles east of Plymouth, moving east at 25 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...
Alligator, Columbia, Woodley, Newfoundland, Scuppernong, Frying Pan
Landing, and Creswell.
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.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Tyrrell, NC; Washington, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov