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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
746 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
NCZ007>011-026-027-050045-
NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-VANCE NC-PERSON NC-WARREN NC-HALIFAX NC-
GRANVILLE NC-
746 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PERSON...VANCE
WARREN...NORTHWESTERN NASH...NORTHERN GRANVILLE...NORTHWESTERN
HALIFAX AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...
AT 745 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EBONY TO NORLINA TO
NEAR KITTRELL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
ROANOKE RAPIDS, HENDERSON, OXFORD, LOUISBURG, WARRENTON, NORLINA,
LITTLETON, KITTRELL, STOVALL, AND CASTALIA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 202 AND 233.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3654 7790 3651 7790 3648 7777 3648 7764
3645 7763 3636 7785 3597 7808 3639 7882
3654 7882
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 291DEG 31KT 3653 7802 3643 7821 3625 7839
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
LH
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