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WWUS82 KRAH 050137
SPSRAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
937 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
NCZ026-027-041>043-077-078-088-089-050230-
NASH NC-JOHNSTON NC-FRANKLIN NC-SAMPSON NC-HARNETT NC-WAKE NC-
WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-CUMBERLAND NC-
937 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE...SOUTHERN NASH
NORTHERN
SAMPSON...SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...EASTERN
WAKE...WILSON...JOHNSTON AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH
1030 PM EDT...
AT 937 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ZEBULON TO 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BAILEY TO 7 MILES EAST OF FREMONT. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT
20 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...
RALEIGH, GOLDSBORO, SMITHFIELD, CLINTON, WILSON, WAKE FOREST, GARNER,
CLAYTON, DUNN, AND MOUNT OLIVE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 65.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 300 AND 359.
INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 16.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 24.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 56.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT
WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3520 7873 3601 7858 3593 7787 3568 7766
3557 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780 3534 7782
3518 7783 3515 7789 3517 7793 3516 7797
3519 7802 3518 7807 3519 7816 3488 7816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 001DEG 17KT 3585 7840 3582 7800 3552 7784
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
LH
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