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WWUS82 KRAH 051717
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
117 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
NCZ011-027-028-042-043-051815-
EDGECOMBE NC-NASH NC-JOHNSTON NC-HALIFAX NC-WILSON NC-
117 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NASH...WESTERN EDGECOMBE
SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX...CENTRAL WILSON AND NORTHERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
AT 116 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF NASHVILLE TO NEAR ZEBULON TO
NEAR CLAYTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 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...
ROCKY MOUNT, TARBORO, NASHVILLE, WILSON, CLAYTON, SCOTLAND NECK, ELM
CITY, DORTCHES, BAILEY, AND RED OAK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 145 AND 116.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3615 7738 3591 7752 3570 7782 3555 7857
3582 7826 3607 7808
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 250DEG 31KT 3610 7800 3577 7827 3562 7845
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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