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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
667 WWUS82 KRAH 182138 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 538 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 NCZ041-042-182245- Johnston NC-Wake NC- 538 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL WAKE AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 538 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fuquay-Varina, or 12 miles south of Cary, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Smithfield, Garner, Clayton, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Lake Wheeler, and Lake Benson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central North Carolina. && LAT...LON 3555 7868 3565 7883 3581 7846 3554 7834 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 257DEG 19KT 3560 7876 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ NTL