272  
WWUS82 KRAH 282138  
SPSRAH  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
538 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 2026  
 
NCZ078-089-282230-  
SAMPSON NC-WAYNE NC-  
538 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN  
SAMPSON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...  
 
AT 538 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11  
MILES NORTH OF CLINTON, MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CLINTON, MOUNT OLIVE, NEWTON GROVE, SEVEN SPRINGS, HOBBTON, AND  
CLIFFS OF THE NEUSE STATE PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 341 AND 359.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3525 7841 3529 7783 3518 7783 3516 7788  
3515 7789 3517 7793 3516 7797 3518 7799  
3519 7802 3519 7804 3518 7807 3519 7816  
3509 7817 3508 7816 3502 7815 3501 7840  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 256DEG 12KT 3516 7836  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
GIH  
 
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