Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Issued: 2013-07-24T20:06:34-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T21:00:00-04:00
Description: AT 804 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAK CITY TO BETHEL TO
FOUNTAIN…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE OAK CITY…BETHEL…FALKLAND AND FARMVILLE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE…
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS…
POTTED PLANTS…LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Martin; Pitt; Greene