A severe thunderstorm warning was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Tuesday at 2:02 p.m. in effect until 2:45 p.m. The warning is for Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones and Onslow counties.

Severe thunderstorms across the southern and eastern U.S. threatened a barrage of dangerous weather conditions from flooding rains and destructive winds to "very large hail" and possible tornadoes, forecasters said.