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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:33 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jones County in eastern North Carolina... Southwestern Greene County in eastern North Carolina... Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina... Northwestern Onslow County in eastern North Carolina... Duplin County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 533 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Institute to 6 miles northeast of Rowan, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Jacksonville, Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, La Grange, Half Moon, New River Station, Mount Olive, Kornegay, Rose Hill, Richlands, Beulaville, Deep Run, Catherine Lake, Bowdens, Cypress Creek, Beautancus, Comfort, Kenansville, and Chinquapin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Newport at 1-800-889-6889. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:33 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BEAUFORT BERTIE BLADEN BRUNSWICK CAMDEN CARTERET CHOWAN COLUMBUS CRAVEN CURRITUCK DARE DUPLIN GREENE HYDE JONES LENOIR MARTIN NEW HANOVER ONSLOW PAMLICO PASQUOTANK PENDER PERQUIMANS PITT ROBESON TYRRELL WASHINGTON
Heat Advisory
Issued: 5:59 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. &&
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