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WWUS82 KRAH 220514
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
114 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

NCZ024-025-027-040>043-077-078-089-220615-
Nash NC-Johnston NC-Chatham NC-Sampson NC-Durham NC-Harnett NC-
Wake NC-Orange NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
114 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN NASH...
NORTHERN SAMPSON...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE...EASTERN HARNETT...WAKE...
SOUTHWESTERN WILSON...JOHNSTON...SOUTHERN DURHAM AND EASTERN CHATHAM
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EDT...

At 113 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms extending from Chapel Hill to 6 miles west of Cary to
Garner to 8 miles east of Clayton to near Bailey. Movement was south
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Goldsboro, Smithfield, Mount
Olive, Lillington, Garner, and Fuquay-Varina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3519 7808 3519 7838 3523 7862 3524 7862
      3527 7872 3526 7879 3556 7898 3601 7909
      3596 7879 3583 7858 3581 7836 3584 7826
      3582 7825 3585 7824 3589 7809 3551 7782
      3543 7783 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 338DEG 24KT 3595 7902 3579 7892 3569 7863 3569
7832 3583 7808

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

CA