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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
289 WWUS82 KRAH 180237 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1037 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NCZ007>011-026>028-180315- Edgecombe NC-Nash NC-Franklin NC-Vance NC-Warren NC-Person NC- Halifax NC-Granville NC- 1037 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PERSON...VANCE...WARREN... NORTHEASTERN NASH...GRANVILLE...NORTHERN EDGECOMBE...HALIFAX AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT... At 1036 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Henderson, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Roanoke Rapids, Henderson, Oxford, Roxboro, Warrenton, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Norlina, Littleton, and Kittrell. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3609 7731 3601 7740 3628 7915 3654 7914 3654 7790 3651 7790 3648 7764 3641 7755 3632 7757 3632 7744 3624 7738 3621 7738 3616 7727 3610 7723 TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 303DEG 21KT 3636 7829 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ CA