Headline

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 2:12PM EDT until March 12 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Description

SVRMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Jones County in eastern North Carolina...
Washington County in eastern North Carolina...
Craven County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Pitt County in eastern North Carolina...
Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
West central Dare County in eastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Martin County in eastern North Carolina...
Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
Pamlico County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 212 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Scuppernong to near Blounts Creek to near
Phillips Crossroads, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
New Bern, Washington, Plymouth, River Road, James City, Trent
Woods, River Bend, Belhaven, Swindell Fork, Sladesville,
Ransomville, Scranton, Pinetown, Gum Neck, Killkenny, Alligator,
Ponzer, Kilkenny, Fairfield, and Pungo.

Instructions

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.

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