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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:11 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JONES...SOUTHERN GREENE...LENOIR...NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...SOUTH CENTRAL PITT AND DUPLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT... At 211 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Walnut Creek to near Ammon. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, La Grange, Mount Olive, Grifton, Kornegay, Rose Hill, Beulaville, Deep Run, Bowdens, Beautancus, Kenansville, Dawson, Graingers, Institute, Potters Hill, Wyse Fork, Albertson, and Harrells. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 5:40 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and choppy waters expected. * WHERE...Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the Alligator River, and Pamlico, Pungo, Neuse, and Bay Rivers. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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