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WFUS52 KMHX 081909TORMHXNCC095-177-187-081945-/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0008.210708T1909Z-210708T1945Z/BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDTornado WarningNational Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC309 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a* Tornado Warning for...Eastern Washington County in eastern North Carolina...Northwestern Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...* Until 345 PM EDT.* At 308 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornadowas located near Alligator Lake, or 29 miles southeast of Plymouth,moving north at 40 mph.HAZARD...Tornado.SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught withoutshelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Treedamage is likely.* Locations impacted include...Kilkenny, Killkenny, Scranton, Fairfield, Columbia, Woodley,Newfoundland, Scuppernong, Alligator Lake and Creswell.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowestfloor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in amobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelterand protect yourself from flying debris.Please send your reports of wind and/or hail damage, including treesor large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service officein Newport at 1-800-889-6889.&&LAT...LON 3547 7623 3549 7646 3597 7647 3599 7612TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 185DEG 37KT 3557 7635TORNADO...RADAR INDICATEDHAIL...<.75IN$$8