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WWUS82 KRAH 171940
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
340 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

NCZ042-077-088-172100-
Johnston NC-Harnett NC-Cumberland NC-
340 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN HARNETT...NORTH CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lillington, moving northeast at 15 mph. Other thunderstorms were
developing near Coats Crossroads and west of Smithfield.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lillington, Dunn, Angier, Benson, Erwin, Coats, Four Oaks, Linden,
Coats Crossroads, and Buies Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3534 7895 3553 7873 3552 7871 3556 7866
      3563 7850 3543 7834 3530 7851 3530 7852
      3532 7854 3530 7858 3527 7858 3519 7883
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 236DEG 14KT 3532 7881

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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