Special Weather Statement 05/30/2025 16:40 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 7:40PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 30, 2025 - 4:40pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 739 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Harlowe to near Bogue to Hubert. Movement was east 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... Jacksonville, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Harkers Island, Stella, Swansboro, Hubert, Cape Carteret, North River, Marshallberg, Smyrna, Straits, Pine Knoll Shores, Harlowe, Silverdale, Otway, Broad Creek, Wildwood, and Williston.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for eastern North Carolina.
Area Description: 
Jones; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow
Forcast Office: 
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC