Expires:202506272230;Remove:202506272230;490553 WWUS82 KMHX 272216 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 616 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025 NCZ044-079-091-092-193-272230- Greene NC-Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Northern Craven NC-Pitt NC- 616 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JONES... SOUTHEASTERN GREENE...NORTHEASTERN LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PITT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Kinston. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Kinston, Grifton, Snow Hill, Fort Barnwell, Dawson, Graingers, Institute, Wyse Fork, Kinston Regional Jetport, Hookerton, Dover, and Gardnerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3520 7733 3518 7762 3531 7773 3549 7773 3541 7729 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 163DEG 4KT 3529 7761 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 41