Special Weather Statement for Northampton; Hertford; Bertie +4 more
At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jarratt to near Seaboard to 8 miles southeast of Halifax. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar...
Official alert brief
At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jarratt to near Seaboard to 8 miles southeast of Halifax. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Rich Square, Conway, and Woodland around 1000 PM EDT. Boykins around 1005 PM EDT. Newsoms around 1010 PM EDT. Murfreesboro, Courtland, and Chowan University around 1015 PM EDT. Como around 1020 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Eagletown, Vicksville, Milwaukee, Kelford, Grizzard, Menola, Chowan Beach, Jackson, Bryantown, and Pleasant Grove.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern North Carolina...and southeastern Virginia.