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WWUS82 KRAH 051945
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
345 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
NCZ025-040-041-052045-
CHATHAM NC-DURHAM NC-WAKE NC-
345 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WAKE
NORTHEASTERN
CHATHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN DURHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 345 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAPEL HILL, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH, DURHAM, CARY, GARNER, FUQUAY-VARINA, RDU INTERNATIONAL,
APEX, HOLLY SPRINGS, MORRISVILLE AND CROSSWINDS BOATING CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 301.
INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 1.
US 1 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 101.
THE DURHAM FREEWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 5.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3579 7858 3555 7869 3555 7881 3558 7891
3555 7895 3555 7897 3582 7912 3586 7906
3586 7902 3590 7901 3595 7894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 319DEG 22KT 3582 7898
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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