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WWUS52 KRAH 161557
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1157 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
NCC051-085-101-163-161630-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-250316T1630Z/
SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-CUMBERLAND NC-JOHNSTON NC-
1157 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT...CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...
AT 1157 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE TO NEAR JEROME TO NEAR
SMITHS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WADE, FAYETTEVILLE, SALEMBURG, HOPE MILLS, VANDER, BENSON, CEDAR
CREEK, FALCON, ERWIN, AND AUTRYVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3484 7849 3485 7850 3485 7883 3483 7890
3486 7893 3487 7892 3490 7894 3495 7903
3498 7903 3546 7862 3544 7833 3484 7843
3481 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 214DEG 51KT 3510 7878 3488 7880 3462 7892
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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