If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
eastern North Carolina.
At 551 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rose Hill, or 9 miles northeast of Wallace, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Jacksonville, Half Moon, Richlands, Beulaville, Cypress Creek,
Catherine Lake, Chinquapin, Albert J Ellis Airport, Richlands South,
Greenevers, and Lyman.