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WWUS82 KRAH 161428
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1028 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ027-028-042-043-161530-
EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC-JOHNSTON NC-WILSON NC-
1028 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NASH...EDGECOMBE
WILSON AND
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EDT...
AT 1028 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT, TARBORO, NASHVILLE, WILSON, ELM CITY, DORTCHES, BAILEY,
MICRO, SELMA, AND RED OAK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 150 AND 101.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 50.
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 3572 7771 3551 7825 3574 7840 3582 7826
3620 7801 3618 7798 3619 7797 3618 7792
3614 7789 3615 7773 3613 7772 3615 7769
3611 7762 3609 7753 3604 7753 3604 7747
3599 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 1428Z 227DEG 43KT 3565 7825
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
10
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