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WWUS52 KRAH 161452
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1052 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC167-161502-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1500Z/
STANLY NC-
1052 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL STANLY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3550 7994 3555 7995 3563 7993 3575 7956
3552 7956 3551 7955 3540 7954 3533 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 243DEG 44KT 3552 7986
NCC123-125-151-161500-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1500Z/
MOORE NC-MONTGOMERY NC-RANDOLPH NC-
1052 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN
RANDOLPH COUNTIES...
AT 1052 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SEAGROVE, OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH CAROLINA
ZOO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH CAROLINA ZOO AND SEAGROVE AROUND 1055 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COLERIDGE, STEEDS, STAR, ROBBINS, AND ULAH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 73 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 70.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO, AS A LAST RESORT, EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT, OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3550 7994 3555 7995 3563 7993 3575 7956
3552 7956 3551 7955 3540 7954 3533 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 243DEG 44KT 3552 7986
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
GIH
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