Special Weather Statement 05/31/2025 14:42 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 5:42PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 31, 2025 - 2:42pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2025 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Harrellsville, or near Ryland, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Ryland, Tyner, and Hobbsville around 550 PM EDT. Belvidere around 555 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Gliden, Horseshoe, Savage, Arrowhead Beach, Peach, Parkville, Nicanor, Carter, Pasquotank, and Smithtown.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Chowan; Perquimans
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA