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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1057 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-131800-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
1057 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...AREAS OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...

AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT...THE AIR
OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE HOT AND MOIST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE STRONG WEATHER SYSTEMS...PLUS THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY...WILL
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...BUT LARGE HAIL AND EVEN AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STORMS SHOULD MOVE FAIRLY RAPIDLY
FROM WEST TO EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH.

THE BEST TIMING FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER CURRENTLY APPEARS TO BE
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT...AND 5 PM TO 8 PM
ELSEWHERE IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. WITH THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS...
SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES IN PARTICULAR MAY COME DOWN MORE EASILY IN
STRONG WINDS...EVEN GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS. USE
THE TIME NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER THAT MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

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