Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 5:53PM EDT until September 5 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 2:53pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 553 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Kornegay to Rooks, moving east at 20 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...
Jacksonville, Wallace, Warsaw, Half Moon, New River Station, Mount
Olive, Kornegay, Rose Hill, Richlands, Beulaville, Deep Run,
Catherine Lake, Bowdens, Cypress Creek, Beautancus, Comfort,
Kenansville, Chinquapin, Potters Hill, and Petersburg.
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.
Area Description:
Duplin, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Onslow, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov