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WWUS52 KRAH 162237
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
637 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC001-105-125-162247-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260316T2245Z/
ALAMANCE NC-MOORE NC-LEE NC-
637 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ALAMANCE...EASTERN
MOORE AND LEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3607 7856 3485 7859 3483 7890 3490 7894
3495 7903 3488 7914 3519 7910 3524 7912
3552 7897 3557 7902 3575 7902 3604 7918
3633 7911 3654 7914 3654 7870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 248DEG 39KT 3638 7906 3595 7892 3500 7896
NCC037-051-063-077-085-093-101-135-145-163-183-162245-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260316T2245Z/
PERSON NC-ORANGE NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-GRANVILLE NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-HOKE NC-DURHAM NC-CHATHAM NC-
637 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR PERSON...CENTRAL ORANGE...NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...HARNETT...
WESTERN GRANVILLE...CUMBERLAND...WAKE...WEST CENTRAL JOHNSTON...
EASTERN HOKE...DURHAM AND EASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES...
AT 637 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROXBORO TO DURHAM TO NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH, DURHAM, FAYETTEVILLE, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, ROXBORO,
HILLSBOROUGH, CREEDMOOR, LILLINGTON, AND FORT BRAGG.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 41.
INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 200.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 162, BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
259 AND 306, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 314 AND 316.
INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 16.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 17.
US 1 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 101.
THE DURHAM FREEWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 17.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES, POWER LINES, AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
LAT...LON 3607 7856 3485 7859 3483 7890 3490 7894
3495 7903 3488 7914 3519 7910 3524 7912
3552 7897 3557 7902 3575 7902 3604 7918
3633 7911 3654 7914 3654 7870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 248DEG 39KT 3638 7906 3595 7892 3500 7896
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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