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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
534 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025
 

NCZ196-204-022215-
Ocracoke Island NC-East Carteret NC-
534 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HYDE AND CENTRAL
CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stacy, or 10 miles southwest of Cedar Island, moving east at 25 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...
Harkers Island, Cedar Island, Sealevel, Marshallberg, Davis, Straits,
Smyrna, Atlantic, Otway, Williston, Open Grounds Farm, Stacy,
Portsmouth Village, Ocracoke Light House, Ocracoke Ferry Terminal,
Cape Lookout Lighthouse, Cedar Island Ferry Terminal, Ocracoke
Lighthouse, and Gloucester.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3497 7659 3523 7586 3509 7567 3455 7657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 251DEG 22KT 3492 7646 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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