If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Askins, or 12 miles northwest of New Bern, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... New Bern, Trent Woods, River Bend, Askins, Jasper, Tuscarora, Rhems, Olympia, Ernul, Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, Fairfield Harbour, and Bridgeton.