WWUS82 KMHX 312340 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 740 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025 NCZ090>092-198-010000- Jones NC-Lenoir NC-Inland Onslow NC-Duplin NC- 740 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL JONES...SOUTHWESTERN LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN ONSLOW AND EASTERN DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 740 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Deep Run to near Potters Hill to near Beulaville. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Jacksonville, Half Moon, Richlands, Beulaville, Deep Run, Kellum, Catherine Lake, Comfort, Potters Hill, Petersburg, Pleasant Hill, Albert J Ellis Airport, Richlands South, Sarecta, Pink Hill, Lyman, Sandy Bottom, and Hargetts Crossroads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3489 7736 3483 7730 3469 7759 3494 7798 3502 7782 3524 7768 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 297DEG 29KT 3511 7774 3500 7776 3496 7784 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ OJC