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WWUS82 KRAH 161313
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
913 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ011-027-028-043-161415-
EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC-HALIFAX NC-WILSON NC-
913 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NASH...NORTHWESTERN EDGECOMBE
HALIFAX AND WESTERN WILSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM EDT...
AT 911 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BAILEY, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT, ROANOKE RAPIDS, NASHVILLE, HALIFAX, WILSON, ELM CITY,
DORTCHES, LITTLETON, BAILEY, AND RED OAK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 116.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 38.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3648 7775 3648 7764 3644 7762 3641 7755
3637 7755 3634 7759 3632 7757 3630 7754
3632 7744 3626 7740 3585 7777 3559 7807
3561 7813 3571 7816 3574 7822 3582 7826
3630 7794 3651 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1311Z 213DEG 56KT 3585 7810
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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