Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1226 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

NCZ041-042-211730-
JOHNSTON-WAKE-
1226 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF JOHNSTON AND WAKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

AT 1224 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF CLAYTON...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF RALEIGH...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CLAYTON...AND AREAS
ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 70 AROUND CLAYTON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.
PEA SIZED HAIL.

WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF BLOWING AROUND
LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOWN DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING. A QUICK INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3568 7858 3562 7834 3552 7856 3553 7875
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 284DEG 3KT 3565 7857

$$

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