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WWUS52 KRAH 052018
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
418 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
NCC069-183-052028-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0275.000000T0000Z-260905T2100Z/
WAKE NC-FRANKLIN NC-
418 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WAKE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3556 7785 3537 7835 3561 7852 3589 7794
3583 7780 3566 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 326DEG 17KT 3555 7838
NCC101-127-191-195-052100-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0275.000000T0000Z-260905T2100Z/
WAYNE NC-NASH NC-WILSON NC-JOHNSTON NC-
418 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE...SOUTH CENTRAL NASH...WILSON AND EASTERN
JOHNSTON COUNTIES...
AT 418 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SMITHFIELD,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMITHFIELD, WILSON, CLAYTON, ELM CITY, FREMONT, BAILEY, MICRO, SELMA,
PINE LEVEL AND KENLY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 90.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 55.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES, POWER LINES, AND DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
LAT...LON 3556 7785 3537 7835 3561 7852 3589 7794
3583 7780 3566 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 326DEG 17KT 3555 7838
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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