Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows. Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.

SVRMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Jones County in eastern North Carolina... Greene County in eastern North Carolina... Lenoir County in eastern North Carolina... Northwestern Craven County in eastern North Carolina... Central Pitt County in eastern North Carolina... Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 510 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pactolus to Jason, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Greenville, New Bern, Kinston, Washington, Winterville, Ayden, La Grange, River Road, Grifton, Snow Hill, Ransomville, Pinetown, Pungo, Blounts Creek, Vanceboro, Askins, Shelmerdine, Cayton, Pactolus, and Calico.