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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
064 WWUS82 KRAH 202321 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 721 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 NCZ042-043-077-078-089-210000- Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Harnett NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC- 721 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN WAYNE...NORTHERN SAMPSON...EAST CENTRAL HARNETT...SOUTHWESTERN WILSON AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles east of Angier to near Benson to near Godwin. Movement was east at 35 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... Smithfield, Dunn, Benson, Micro, Selma, Erwin, Coats, Four Oaks, Pine Level, and Kenly. 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. && LAT...LON 3520 7864 3520 7863 3521 7863 3523 7862 3525 7862 3534 7866 3552 7868 3568 7807 3549 7801 3520 7814 3517 7863 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 252DEG 31KT 3549 7855 3537 7851 3519 7861 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ AS