911  
WTUS82 KRAH 221459  
TCVRAH  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SIXTEEN LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 5  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC AL162023  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
 
NCZ028-222300-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TR.W.1016.230922T1459Z-000000T0000Z/  
EDGECOMBE-  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ROCKY MOUNT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH  
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,  
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN  
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS  
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND  
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON  
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.  
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE  
CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH  
 
 
 
NCZ011-222300-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TR.W.1016.230922T1459Z-000000T0000Z/  
HALIFAX-  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ROANOKE RAPIDS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH  
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,  
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN  
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS  
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND  
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON  
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.  
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE  
CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH  
 
 
 
NCZ027-222300-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TR.W.1016.230922T1459Z-000000T0000Z/  
NASH-  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- NASHVILLE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH  
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,  
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN  
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS  
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND  
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON  
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.  
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE  
CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH  
 
 
 
NCZ089-222300-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TR.W.1016.230922T1459Z-000000T0000Z/  
SAMPSON-  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CLINTON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH  
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,  
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN  
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS  
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND  
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON  
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.  
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE  
CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH  
 
 
 
NCZ078-222300-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TR.W.1016.230922T1459Z-000000T0000Z/  
WAYNE-  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- GOLDSBORO  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH  
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,  
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN  
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS  
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND  
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON  
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.  
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE  
CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH  
 
 
 
NCZ043-222300-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TR.W.1016.230922T1459Z-000000T0000Z/  
WILSON-  
1059 AM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WILSON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH  
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,  
CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN  
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS  
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND  
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON  
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.  
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE  
CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://READYNC.ORG  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RAH  
 
 
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