WUUS52 KMHX 072015 SVRMHX NCC013-049-117-147-187-072045- /O.NEW.KMHX.SV.W.0019.250407T2015Z-250407T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 415 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Washington County in eastern North Carolina... Northern Craven County in eastern North Carolina... Eastern Pitt County in eastern North Carolina... Southern Martin County in eastern North Carolina... Northern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Old Ford, or 11 miles northwest of Washington, moving east at 80 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Washington and rural Martin County. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Law enforcement. This thunderstorm has a history of producing damaging winds and large hail up to golf ball size. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. * Locations impacted include... Beargrass, Terra Ceia, Long Acre VFD, Black Jack, Pitt Greenville Airport, Dowdy Ficklen Stadium, Washington, Yeatesville, Grimesland, Chocowinity, Dardens, Hinson, Pactolus, River Road, Simpson, Jamesville, Pinetown, Greenville, Plymouth, and Goose Creek State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage. This is a potentially deadly storm. Seek shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. Abandon vehicles in search of a more substantial permanent structure. Stay away from windows. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant property damage. && LAT...LON 3586 7677 3587 7674 3549 7662 3538 7738 3574 7741 3588 7691 3586 7689 3586 7690 3582 7690 3581 7689 3581 7688 3585 7684 3589 7683 TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 255DEG 71KT 3568 7713 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH $$ Martin