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WWUS82 KRAH 161349
SPSRAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
949 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-161430-
GUILFORD NC-STANLY NC-FORSYTH NC-RANDOLPH NC-DAVIDSON NC-
MONTGOMERY NC-
949 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FORSYTH...DAVIDSON
NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY...WESTERN RANDOLPH...CENTRAL STANLY AND WESTERN GUILFORD
COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...
AT 948 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WOODVILLE TO CHINA GROVE. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
GREENSBORO, WINSTON-SALEM, HIGH POINT, ASHEBORO, LEXINGTON,
ALBEMARLE, RANDLEMAN, BADIN LAKE, THOMASVILLE, AND KERNERSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 33 AND 35, AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 84 AND 125.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 223.
INTERSTATE 73 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 63 AND 103.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 79.
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 3550 8030 3551 8018 3558 8021 3568 8033
3572 8033 3574 8046 3583 8049 3584 8039
3588 8042 3589 8037 3601 8042 3606 8046
3604 8049 3608 8052 3611 8050 3614 8044
3626 8045 3625 7972 3550 7980 3519 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1348Z 262DEG 41KT 3653 8051 3556 8060
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
GIH
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