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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1056 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ042-161530-
JOHNSTON NC-
1056 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT WESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY THROUGH 1130 AM
EDT...
AT 1055 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS 7 MILES WEST
OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 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...
SMITHFIELD, CLAYTON, BENSON, SELMA, FOUR OAKS, PINE LEVEL, COATS
CROSSROADS, AND FLOWERS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 98 AND 79.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 311 AND 330.
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 3536 7856 3539 7858 3540 7860 3545 7862
3547 7865 3550 7866 3550 7868 3552 7869
3552 7871 3570 7847 3574 7840 3551 7825
3534 7853
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 218DEG 52KT 3549 7848
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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