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WWUS82 KRAH 161318
SPSRAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
918 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ089-161400-
SAMPSON NC-
918 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN SAMPSON COUNTY THROUGH
1000 AM EDT...
AT 917 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
CLINTON, HARRELLS, GARLAND, TURKEY, AND IVANHOE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 347 AND 359.
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 3458 7826 3461 7831 3467 7832 3470 7837
3475 7839 3478 7843 3483 7846 3484 7849
3486 7850 3524 7827 3520 7816 3509 7817
3508 7816 3490 7815 3474 7820 3471 7813
3472 7811 3471 7811 3468 7816 3455 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 219DEG 50KT 3464 7854
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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