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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
439 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

NCZ021-022-038-202145-
DAVIDSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-
439 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GUILFORD...FORSYTH AND
DAVIDSON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 438 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BELEWS CREEK...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WALKERTOWN...
KERNERSVILLE...SEDGE GARDEN...AND WINSTON SALEM.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZED HAIL.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN EXITS 192 AND 208.

HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...STANDING
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER INDOORS...AN ENCLOSED
VEHICLE CAN PROVIDE SAFE SHELTER FROM LIGHTNING. DEADLY LIGHTNING
STRIKES CAN OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM...PRIOR TO THE
ARRIVAL OF RAIN AND WIND.

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LAT...LON 3626 8017 3626 7996 3592 8000 3597 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 014DEG 15KT 3620 8008

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