Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
546 WWUS82 KRAH 050037 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 837 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 NCZ011-026>028-043-050145- Edgecombe NC-Nash NC-Franklin NC-Halifax NC-Wilson NC- 837 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NASH...NORTHWESTERN EDGECOMBE... HALIFAX...NORTHWESTERN WILSON AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT... At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southeast of Littleton to 12 miles northwest of Dortches to near Bunn. Movement was southeast at 15 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... Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Nashville, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Elm City, Dortches, Bailey, Bunn, and Red Oak. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3585 7770 3576 7814 3600 7833 3618 7803 3646 7764 3644 7762 3641 7755 3637 7755 3635 7758 3634 7759 3632 7757 3630 7754 3632 7744 3629 7741 3626 7741 3624 7738 3621 7738 3618 7731 TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 298DEG 15KT 3632 7779 3616 7798 3602 7820 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Kren