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WFUS52 KMHX 260201
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NCC055-095-260230-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0003.230126T0201Z-230126T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
901 PM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
  South central Dare County in eastern North Carolina...

* Until 930 PM EST.
    
* At 901 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Portsmouth Village, or 17 miles east of Cedar
  Island, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ocracoke Lighthouse, Hatteras Ferry Terminal and Ocracoke Ferry
  Terminal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

Please send your reports of wind and/or hail damage, including trees
or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office
in Newport at 1-800-889-6889.

If on or near the Pamlico Sound or Raleigh Bay, get away from the 
water and move to safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, 
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms 
can produce large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. 
Move into dock and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the 
water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3521 7562 3510 7592 3504 7601 3511 7604
      3515 7599 3526 7570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 213DEG 44KT 3504 7602 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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