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WWUS82 KRAH 161838
SPSRAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
238 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ078-161915-
WAYNE NC-
238 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY
THROUGH 315 PM EDT...
AT 238 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTH OF WALNUT CREEK, OR 9 MILES EAST OF MOUNT OLIVE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALNUT CREEK, SEVEN SPRINGS, AND CLIFFS OF THE NEUSE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3534 7782 3518 7783 3516 7788 3515 7789
3516 7790 3517 7793 3517 7795 3516 7796
3517 7797 3519 7801 3542 7782 3540 7780
3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 217DEG 22KT 3520 7791
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
LH
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