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WWUS82 KRAH 070011
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
811 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
NCZ008-009-070115-
VANCE NC-GRANVILLE NC-
811 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN VANCE AND GRANVILLE
COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 811 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON, OXFORD, STEM, STOVALL, DABNEY, TUNGSTEN, SATTERWHITE POINT
MARINA, BEREA, STEELE CREEK MARINA & CAMPGROUND, AND BULLOCKSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 194 AND 213.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF
YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS, AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE CAN PROVIDE SAFE
SHELTER.
LAT...LON 3652 7835 3645 7831 3613 7862 3623 7880
3654 7879 3654 7842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 205DEG 20KT 3626 7873
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GIH
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