On the evening of April 11th, 2025, lightning struck a group of people fishing near Jacksonville, NC. One died as a result of the lightning strike.
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On the evening of April 11th, 2025, lightning struck a group of people fishing near Jacksonville, NC. One died as a result of the lightning strike.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 11, 9:00 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 905 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 NCZ205-130115- Hatteras Island- 905 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Rip Current Risk. Beach Hazards Statement. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>195-198-199-130115- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-West Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow- 905 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ196-204-130115- East Carteret-Ocracoke Island- 905 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Rip Current Risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ203-130115- Northern Outer Banks- 905 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
541 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM Hail 2 ENE Faison 35.13N 78.11W
04/11/2025 E0.88 Inch Duplin NC Public
Multiple reports of hail covering the ground
in the area between Calypso and Faison. Hail
sizes ranged from dime to nickel size.
&&
SGKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
618 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
NCZ080-081-094-193-112300-
Beaufort NC-Mainland Hyde NC-Northern Craven NC-Pamlico NC-
618 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN...
SOUTHWESTERN HYDE...SOUTHERN BEAUFORT AND NORTHERN PAMLICO COUNTIES
THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Blounts Creek, or 12 miles south of River Road, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Maribel, Askins, Aurora Ferry Terminal, Florence, Blounts Creek,
Pamlico Beach, Vandemere, Edward, Bayview Ferry Terminal, Royal,
Aurora, Cox Crossroads, Bonnerton, Mesic, Ernul, Core Point, Lowland,
Cayton, and South Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3522 7711 3543 7709 3544 7653 3512 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 276DEG 26KT 3532 7701
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
OJCSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
700 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
NCZ090-120000-
Duplin NC-
700 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN DUPLIN COUNTY THROUGH 800
PM EDT...
At 659 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Jerome to near Ammon to 9 miles west of
Harrells. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Wallace, Bowdens, Warsaw, Teachey, Rose Hill, Magnolia, Greenevers,
Kenansville, Faison, and Harrells.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3490 7815 3504 7815 3509 7817 3518 7816
3493 7784 3472 7778 3471 7798 3473 7802
3472 7811 3471 7813 3474 7820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 256DEG 27KT 3490 7875 3480 7850 3468 7836
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
OJCSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
755 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
NCZ198-199-120045-
Coastal Onslow NC-Inland Onslow NC-
755 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ONSLOW COUNTY THROUGH
845 PM EDT...
At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maple Hill, or 12 miles northwest of Surf City, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
New River Station, North Topsail Beach, Haws Run, Folkstone, Hubert,
Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune Center, Sneads Ferry, Midway Park, Holly
Ridge, Hammocks Beach, Verona, Hammocks Beach State Park, Swansboro,
Dixon, Sea View Pier, and Jacksonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3444 7752 3446 7753 3448 7758 3470 7767
3475 7712 3472 7710 3472 7709 3471 7707
3471 7709 3470 7710 3469 7709 3468 7710
3468 7707 3466 7707 3464 7710 3465 7707
3461 7707 3444 7739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 271DEG 33KT 3458 7768
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ZCPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
902 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM Hail Sneads Ferry 34.56N 77.40W
04/11/2025 E1.00 Inch Onslow NC Public
Multiple reports of hail covering the ground
to a depth of a couple of inches in and
around Sneads Ferry. Hail size ranged from
dime size to quarter size. Reports relayed
via social media.
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</html>The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast media reports that a lightning strike killed one person fishing near the Northeast Creek Park in Jacksonville, NC, on April 11th, during the late evening hours.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Onslow | 2025-04-11 | 39 | Male | Boating | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1238944.