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WWUS82 KRAH 070240
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1040 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

NCZ027-028-042-043-078-070345-
Edgecombe NC-Nash NC-Johnston NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
1040 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST WAYNE...SOUTHERN
NASH...WEST CENTRAL EDGECOMBE...WILSON AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH
1145 PM EDT...

At 1038 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Nashville to 10 miles southwest of Bailey
to 8 miles north of Benson. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph and heavy downpours.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Nashville, Wilson, Elm City, Fremont,
Bailey, Micro, Selma, and Sharpsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to
localized flooding. Slow down, and do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 3557 7787 3533 7834 3548 7865 3550 7866
      3569 7832 3597 7816 3597 7766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 298DEG 12KT 3590 7802 3566 7822 3550 7851

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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