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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
539 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

NCZ008-024>026-041-052215-
Franklin NC-Durham NC-Wake NC-Granville NC-Orange NC-
539 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ORANGE...SOUTHERN
GRANVILLE...NORTHWEST WAKE...DURHAM... AND SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Durham. This thunderstorm was drifting to the northwest at 5 mph.
This storm was one of a cluster of storms stretching across the
Triangle region.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Wake
Forest, Carrboro, Butner, and RDU International.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Dont wait until you see the first lightning flash before heading to
safety. Move indoors at the first sign of threatening skies or the
first sound of thunder. Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead
of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind. Make
sure that lightning is well away from your location before resuming
outdoor activity.

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LAT...LON 3618 7883 3611 7856 3602 7832 3575 7853
      3583 7891 3587 7891 3586 7908 3589 7922
      3623 7922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 139DEG 4KT 3597 7884

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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