Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 5:11PM EDT until September 2 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 2:11pm
Expires:
September 2, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ransomville, or
17 miles east of River Road, moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ransomville, Winsteadville, Bayview, Sidney Crossroads, Yeatesville,
Bayview Ferry Terminal, and Sydney Crossroads.
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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:
Beaufort, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov