Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 5:46PM EDT until September 5 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 2:46pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 546 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Swansboro to near Cape Lookout Lighthouse, moving
southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, New Bern, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Harkers
Island, Piney Green, Camp Lejeune Center, Stella, Swansboro, Hubert,
Cape Carteret, North River, Davis, Straits, Marshallberg, Smyrna,
Pine Knoll Shores, Harlowe, and Silverdale.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
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 these storms.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Carteret, NC; Craven, NC; Jones, NC; Onslow, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov