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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
931 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ088-089-161415-
SAMPSON NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
931 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SAMPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM EDT...
AT 930 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WHITE OAK, OR 9 MILES NORTH OF 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, ROSEBORO, NEWTON GROVE, SALEMBURG, TURKEY, AUTRYVILLE,
HOBBTON, AND BUSHY LAKE NATURAL AREA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 343 AND 359.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. IF THE
STORM INTENSIFIES AND ROTATION STRENGTHENS, A WARNING MAY NEED TO BE
ISSUED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3485 7850 3485 7875 3500 7865 3528 7830
3522 7824 3520 7816 3509 7817 3508 7816
3500 7815 3479 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 1330Z 222DEG 49KT 3476 7865
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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