Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
741 WWUS82 KRAH 172317 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 717 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NCZ007>010-023>026-180015- Franklin NC-Vance NC-Durham NC-Alamance NC-Warren NC-Person NC- Granville NC-Orange NC- 717 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ALAMANCE...PERSON... VANCE...WARREN...NORTHERN ORANGE...GRANVILLE...NORTHWESTERN DURHAM AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT... At 714 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms approaching from the northwest. These storms will move into Person, Granville, and Vance counties by 800 PM. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Henderson, Oxford, Roxboro, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Warrenton, Butner, Franklinton, Norlina, and Littleton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3631 7794 3607 7810 3616 7954 3625 7953 3624 7915 3654 7914 3654 7790 TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 279DEG 26KT 3656 7908 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ pwb