Expires:202505292345;Remove:202505292345;375686 WWUS82 KMHX 292305 SPSMHX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 705 PM EDT Thu May 29 2025 NCZ044-080-292345- Beaufort NC-Pitt NC- 705 PM EDT Thu May 29 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PITT AND WESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Wilmar, or near Washington, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 45 mph and half inch 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... Washington, River Road, Pinetown, Blounts Creek, Black Jack, Wilmar, Bunyan, Old Ford, Goose Creek State Park, Chocowinity, Washington Park, and Grimesland. 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 3566 7699 3568 7693 3566 7689 3555 7673 3533 7702 3542 7720 3549 7732 3572 7711 TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 224DEG 20KT 3546 7709 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TL