479  
WWUS52 KRAH 182051  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
451 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
NCC085-101-182115-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0290.000000T0000Z-260918T2115Z/  
HARNETT NC-JOHNSTON NC-  
451 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 451 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BENSON, OR 14  
MILES EAST OF LILLINGTON, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LILLINGTON, DUNN, BENSON, ERWIN, COATS, FOUR OAKS, AND BUIES CREEK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 70.  
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 322 AND 339.  
 
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 3524 7890 3540 7887 3548 7874 3548 7848  
3546 7839 3540 7834 3533 7823 3532 7829  
3529 7830 3526 7841 3526 7849 3532 7854  
3530 7858 3527 7858 3525 7862 3527 7873  
3526 7880 3524 7888  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 032DEG 12KT 3540 7857  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
PWB  
 
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