Special Weather Statement in Lenoir County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/24/2026 7:03:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
8/24/2026 7:03:00 AM until 8/24/2026 8:00:00 AM
At 702 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Mount Olive, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Kinston, Wallace, Warsaw, La Grange, Mount Olive, Kornegay, Rose
Hill, Beulaville, Deep Run, Cypress Creek, Bowdens, Beautancus,
Kenansville, Chinquapin, Dawson, Potters Hill, Graingers, Institute,
Albertson, and Harrells.