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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
204 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2018

NCZ080-092>094-200645-
Jones-Craven-Beaufort-Pamlico-
204 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL JONES...CENTRAL
CRAVEN...SOUTH CENTRAL BEAUFORT AND SOUTHWESTERN PAMLICO COUNTIES...

At 204 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Trent Woods, or
over New Bern, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds gusts 30 to 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this 
storm.

Locations impacted include...
New Bern, James City, Trent Woods, River Bend, Askins, Cayton,
Jasper, Tuscarora, Rhems, Olympia, Grantsboro, Royal, Merritt, Ernul,
Fairfield Harbour, Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, Bayboro,
Alliance, Aurora and Bridgeton.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3499 7727 3520 7730 3532 7678 3504 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 259DEG 35KT 3511 7713 

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