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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
941 WWUS82 KRAH 171940 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 340 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NCZ042-077-088-172100- Johnston NC-Harnett NC-Cumberland NC- 340 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN HARNETT...NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lillington, moving northeast at 15 mph. Other thunderstorms were developing near Coats Crossroads and west of Smithfield. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Lillington, Dunn, Angier, Benson, Erwin, Coats, Four Oaks, Linden, Coats Crossroads, and Buies Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3534 7895 3553 7873 3552 7871 3556 7866 3563 7850 3543 7834 3530 7851 3530 7852 3532 7854 3530 7858 3527 7858 3519 7883 TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 236DEG 14KT 3532 7881 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BLAES