Expires:202507192130;Remove:202507192130;730863 WWUS82 KMHX 192044 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 444 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 NCZ045-046-080-081-192130- Beaufort NC-Washington NC-Mainland Hyde NC-Tyrrell NC- 444 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...HYDE... NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT AND SOUTHWESTERN TYRRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wenona to Sladesville to near Lowland. Movement was east at 15 mph. 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... Sladesville, Killkenny, Ponzer, Kilkenny, Swindell Fork, Scranton, Fairfield, Pungo, New Holland, Woodley, Pike Road, Leechville, Rose Bay, Wenona, Scuppernong, Phelps Lake, Lake Mattamuskeet, Pungo Lake, Alligator Lake, and Swan Quarter Ferry Terminal. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3552 7614 3528 7618 3534 7652 3557 7663 3583 7671 3595 7637 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 265DEG 13KT 3577 7660 3546 7647 3534 7648 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ OJC