161  
WWUS52 KRAH 200105  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
905 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2025  
 
NCC085-101-191-200115-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0240.000000T0000Z-250720T0115Z/  
WAYNE NC-HARNETT NC-JOHNSTON NC-  
905 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN HARNETT AND JOHNSTON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 903 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COATS  
CROSSROADS OR 7 MILES WEST OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GOLDSBORO, SMITHFIELD, CLAYTON, DUNN, ANGIER, BENSON, FREMONT, MICRO,  
SELMA, AND FOUR OAKS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES, POWER LINES, AND DAMAGE  
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE  
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS  
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3525 7862 3546 7866 3551 7874 3552 7871  
3553 7870 3554 7868 3558 7861 3575 7823  
3571 7816 3560 7812 3559 7807 3560 7806  
3558 7782 3545 7783 3527 7847 3526 7849  
3532 7854 3530 7858 3527 7858 3526 7861  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 231DEG 29KT 3556 7833  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
PWB  
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