Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NCZ008>010-026-041-182245-
FRANKLIN-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WAKE-WARREN-
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN WAKE...
GRANVILLE... VANCE AND WARREN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM...

AT 544 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES
SOUTH OF BUTNER...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF DURHAM...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER OXFORD.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CREEDMOOR...PURNELL...
YOUNGSVILLE...FRANKLINTON...LOUISBURG...INGLESIDE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN EXITS 184 AND 223.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND
TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT
IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND
USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

&&

LAT...LON 3603 7823 3590 7882 3593 7880 3592 7876
      3595 7873 3600 7870 3603 7872 3602 7874
      3603 7875 3607 7875 3607 7879 3609 7881
      3655 7879 3655 7830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 251DEG 23KT 3602 7875

$$

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