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WWUS82 KRAH 161247
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
847 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ042-077-088-089-161330-
JOHNSTON NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
847 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON
EASTERN
HARNETT...CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM
EDT...
AT 846 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FAYETTEVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
FAYETTEVILLE, SMITHFIELD, CLAYTON, DUNN, BENSON, GODWIN, HOPE MILLS,
MICRO, SELMA, AND ERWIN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 41.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 311 AND 343.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3495 7894 3508 7891 3552 7871 3571 7845
3582 7826 3576 7824 3575 7822 3573 7821
3573 7819 3571 7816 3561 7813 3558 7807
3541 7816 3532 7825 3532 7827 3531 7829
3528 7830 3513 7845 3486 7886
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 220DEG 47KT 3503 7880
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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