Special Weather Statement 05/29/2025 15:11 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 29 at 6:11PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 29, 2025 - 3:11pm
Expires: 
May 29, 2025 - 4:00pm
Description: 
At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Phillips Crossroads, or 13 miles southeast of Kinston, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Kinston, Phillips Crossroads, Deep Run, Vanceboro, Askins, Cayton, Comfort, Fort Barnwell, Jasper, Tuscarora, Petersburg, Pleasant Hill, Wilmar, Wyse Fork, Ernul, Dover, Cove City, Hargetts Crossroads, and Trenton.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Lenoir; Jones; Northern Craven; Inland Onslow
Forcast Office: 
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC