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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
857 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

NCZ008-025-026-041-180145-
Franklin NC-Durham NC-Wake NC-Granville NC-
857 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...NORTH
CENTRAL WAKE...EAST CENTRAL DURHAM AND WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 945 PM EDT...

At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Creedmoor, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph, half inch hail and heavy
         rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible. Locally heavy rainfall could lead to ponding on
         roadways and ditches overflowing.

Locations impacted include...
Creedmoor, Wake Forest, Butner, Youngsville, Falls Lake, Falls Lake
State Rec Area, Purnell, and Rollingview Marina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3599 7844 3599 7872 3605 7881 3613 7882
      3623 7852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 248DEG 14KT 3607 7872

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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