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WWUS52 KRAH 162347  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
747 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
NCC085-162357-  
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-250317T0015Z/  
HARNETT NC-  
747 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARNETT COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH  
CAROLINA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3572 7831 3558 7833 3547 7854 3548 7865  
3550 7866 3550 7869 3551 7869 3552 7870  
3572 7859  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 202DEG 37KT 3555 7859  
 

 
 
NCC101-183-170015-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-250317T0015Z/  
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-  
747 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WAKE AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 747 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF  
ANGIER, OR 13 MILES WEST OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COATS CROSSROADS, FLOWERS, CLAYTON, LAKE BENSON AND GARNER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM 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 3572 7831 3558 7833 3547 7854 3548 7865  
3550 7866 3550 7869 3551 7869 3552 7870  
3572 7859  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 202DEG 37KT 3555 7859  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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