163  
WWUS82 KRAH 112141  
SPSRAH  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
541 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
 
NCZ042-043-078-112215-  
JOHNSTON NC-WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-  
541 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE
 
WILSON AND  
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...  
 
AT 541 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7  
MILES SOUTH OF BAILEY, OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING  
EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...  
WILSON, FREMONT, KENLY, LUCAMA, STANTONSBURG, BLACK CREEK, SIMS,  
EUREKA, AND BUCKHORN RESERVOIR.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 106.  
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 53.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3558 7781 3557 7782 3549 7783 3559 7822  
3573 7820 3577 7809 3576 7777  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 279DEG 20KT 3567 7812  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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