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WWUS82 KRAH 141957
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
357 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

NCZ027-043-142100-
Nash NC-Wilson NC-
357 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NASH AND WILSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bailey, or 15 miles southwest of Nashville, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail, and heavy rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible. Heavy rain may produce minor flooding in poor
         drainage and low lying areas.

Locations impacted include...
Wilson, Elm City, Bailey, Sharpsburg, Lucama, Middlesex, Black Creek,
Sims, Buckhorn Reservoir, and Tar River Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3558 7789 3568 7816 3571 7816 3573 7818
      3573 7821 3575 7822 3576 7824 3577 7824
      3577 7825 3579 7824 3582 7826 3591 7820
      3587 7783 3584 7778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 285DEG 18KT 3578 7812

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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