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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
507 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

NCZ008>011-025>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-152230-
HALIFAX-HOKE-GRANVILLE-LEE-FRANKLIN-WILSON-VANCE-WAKE-RICHMOND-
WARREN-NASH-HARNETT-CHATHAM-WAYNE-MOORE-SAMPSON-EDGECOMBE-CUMBERLAND-
SCOTLAND-JOHNSTON-DURHAM-
507 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
HALIFAX...HOKE...SOUTHEASTERN GRANVILLE...LEE...FRANKLIN...WILSON...
VANCE...WAKE...EASTERN RICHMOND...WARREN...NASH...HARNETT...EASTERN
CHATHAM...WAYNE...CENTRAL MOORE...SAMPSON...EDGECOMBE...CUMBERLAND...
SCOTLAND...JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...

AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LA
CROSSE TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAMLET...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH...DURHAM...FAYETTEVILLE...CARY...ROCKY MOUNT...GOLDSBORO...
SANFORD...LAURINBURG...ROANOKE RAPIDS AND HENDERSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3456 7825 3489 7853 3484 7890 3495 7904
      3478 7934 3481 7990 3654 7833 3648 7765
      3641 7755 3632 7757 3633 7744 3616 7726
      3600 7741 3582 7735 3557 7782 3518 7783
      3519 7816 3474 7820 3471 7812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 270DEG 26KT 3670 7811 3494 7962

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