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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
942 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

NCZ022-038-039-240245-
DAVIDSON-GUILFORD-RANDOLPH-
942 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN DAVIDSON...
SOUTHERN GUILFORD AND NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM
EDT...

AT 940 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN ARC OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN GUILFORD COUNTY TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND WEST INTO NORTHERN RANDOLPH AND NORTHERN DAVIDSON
COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEXINGTON. THE STORMS
WERE GENERALLY MOVING EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GORDONTOWN...AND...
THOMASVILLE...TRINITY...ASHEBORO...AND...RANDLEMAN...FRANKLINVILLE...
AND...RAMSEUR.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
LOCALIZED BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.


WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...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.

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LAT...LON 3584 8045 3584 8043 3586 8042 3585 8039
      3589 8042 3589 8037 3596 8038 3597 8040
      3599 8035 3600 7961 3561 7964 3561 8025
      3568 8034 3572 8034 3572 8042 3574 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 284DEG 23KT 3584 8021

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