348  
WWUS52 KRAH 170017  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
817 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
NCC069-101-163-181-183-185-170025-  
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260317T0045Z/  
VANCE NC-WARREN NC-SAMPSON NC-WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-FRANKLIN NC-  
817 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VANCE...WARREN...SAMPSON...  
NORTHEASTERN WAKE...JOHNSTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3609 7731 3600 7741 3582 7735 3580 7747  
3557 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7806  
3557 7798 3650 7790 3648 7765 3641 7755  
3632 7757 3632 7744 3621 7738 3610 7723  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 241DEG 41KT 3665 7776 3586 7776 3494 7795  
 
 
 
NCC065-083-127-191-195-170045-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260317T0045Z/  
WAYNE NC-NASH NC-EDGECOMBE NC-HALIFAX NC-WILSON NC-  
817 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT  
FOR EASTERN WAYNE...EASTERN NASH...EDGECOMBE...HALIFAX AND WILSON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 815 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM ROANOKE RAPIDS TO ROCKY MOUNT TO WALNUT CREEK, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROCKY MOUNT, GOLDSBORO, ROANOKE RAPIDS, TARBORO, NASHVILLE, HALIFAX,  
WILSON, SCOTLAND NECK, ELM CITY, AND FREMONT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 173 AND 132.  
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 56.  
 
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 3609 7731 3600 7741 3582 7735 3580 7747  
3557 7782 3518 7783 3515 7790 3517 7806  
3557 7798 3650 7790 3648 7765 3641 7755  
3632 7757 3632 7744 3621 7738 3610 7723  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 241DEG 41KT 3665 7776 3586 7776 3494 7795  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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