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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
321 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ009>011-026-027-160815-
NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC-HALIFAX NC-
321 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH
HAIL ACROSS FRANKLIN AND NASH COUNTIES WILL MOVE INTO WARREN,
WESTERN HALIFAX AND EASTERN VANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM EDT...
AT 318 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF NASHVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT, ROANOKE RAPIDS, NASHVILLE, LOUISBURG, WARRENTON,
NORLINA, DORTCHES, LITTLETON, BUNN, AND RED OAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3651 7790 3650 7782 3648 7776 3649 7773
3648 7764 3644 7762 3642 7759 3642 7755
3582 7795 3579 7821 3585 7827 3587 7828
3590 7831 3589 7832 3597 7840 3654 7832
3654 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 214DEG 54KT 3606 7811
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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