715  
WTUS82 KRAH 230258  
TCVRAH  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
OPHELIA LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 7  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC AL162023  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
 
NCZ028-231100-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
EDGECOMBE-  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* 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 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH  
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW  
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR  
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.  
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.  
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER  
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL  
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE  
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.  
 
* 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
 
 
 
NCZ011-231100-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
HALIFAX-  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* 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 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH  
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW  
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR  
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.  
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.  
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER  
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL  
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE  
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
 
 
 
NCZ027-231100-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
NASH-  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- NASHVILLE  
 
* 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 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH  
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW  
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR  
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.  
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.  
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER  
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL  
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE  
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.  
 
* 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
 
 
 
NCZ089-231100-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
SAMPSON-  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* 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 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH  
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW  
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR  
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.  
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.  
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER  
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL  
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE  
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.  
 
* 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
 
 
 
NCZ078-231100-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
WAYNE-  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* 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 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH  
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW  
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR  
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.  
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.  
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER  
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL  
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE  
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.  
 
* 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
 
 
 
NCZ043-231100-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
WILSON-  
1058 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* 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 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH  
DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW  
BUILDINGS EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR  
FAILURES. MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED.  
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.  
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER  
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL  
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE  
PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.  
 
* 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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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