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WWUS82 KRAH 181953
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
353 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

NCZ008-009-025-026-041-182045-
Franklin NC-Vance NC-Durham NC-Wake NC-Granville NC-
353 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN VANCE...SOUTHERN
GRANVILLE...NORTH CENTRAL WAKE...CENTRAL DURHAM AND NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Butner, or 7 miles southwest of Creedmoor, moving northeast at 35
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...
Durham, Oxford, Creedmoor, Butner, Franklinton, Kittrell, Stem, Lake
Michie, Falls Lake State Rec Area, and Gorman.

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.

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LAT...LON 3596 7888 3608 7895 3634 7863 3621 7831
      3604 7856 3601 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 231DEG 30KT 3606 7881

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

$$

NTL