Special weather statement

North Carolina · 977 people · ended Sat, Oct 3, 4:15 PM EDT

This alert has ended. It is kept here as the National Weather Service issued it; what is active now in North Carolina ->

The polygon NWS drew, with their neighbours for context.

A strong shower will impact north central jones and west central craven counties through 415 PM EDT

40 mph wind · radar indicated · 2026-10-03T19:50:00-00:00...storm...301DEG...9KT...35.22,-77.44 · moderate severity · observed certainty

What the National Weather Service says

At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong shower capable of producing a landspout near Wyse Fork, or 10 miles southeast of Kinston, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Jasper, Wyse Fork, Dover, Cove City, and Trenton.

What to do

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Where

Jones · Northern Craven

In effect from Sat, Oct 3, 3:50 PM EDT to Sat, Oct 3, 4:15 PM EDT.

This is a relay, not a warning system. Everything here comes from the National Weather Service and can lag. For anything affecting your safety, use weather.gov and local officials.

Source: National Weather Service alert feed (api.weather.gov). People affected is an estimate from the population of incorporated places inside the alert.