Special Weather Statement

At 803 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Graingers, or near Kinston, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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... Greenville, Kinston, Washington, Ayden, La Grange, River Road, Grifton, Blounts Creek, Vanceboro, Askins, Cayton, Shelmerdine, Calico, Fort Barnwell, Jasper, Dawson, Wilmar, Edward, Graingers, and Institute.