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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
543 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
 

NCZ044-079-080-091-193-302230-
Greene NC-Beaufort NC-Lenoir NC-Northern Craven NC-Pitt NC-
543 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GREENE...NORTHERN
LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...SOUTHERN PITT AND WEST CENTRAL
BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Black Jack to near Grifton to Dawson.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Kinston, Washington, Winterville, Ayden, Grifton, Bell
Arthur, Shelmerdine, Calico, Black Jack, Fort Barnwell, Dawson,
Wilmar, Graingers, Institute, Maury, Ormondsville, Roundtree, Pitt
Greenville Airport, and Dowdy Ficklen Stadium.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.

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LAT...LON 3559 7706 3534 7709 3522 7743 3535 7781
      3545 7760 3559 7757 3564 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 278DEG 24KT 3552 7731 3539 7747 3533 7766 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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