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WWUS82 KRAH 222100
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
400 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

NCZ042-078-222145-
Johnston NC-Wayne NC-
400 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND EAST
CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EST...

At 359 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Fremont, or 12 miles east of Smithfield, moving east
at 40 mph. This is part of a line of showers and storms stretching
westward toward Smithfield.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Smithfield, Fremont, Micro, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level,
Kenly, Princeton, and Pikeville.

This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 106 and 87.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3535 7782 3545 7849 3560 7847 3559 7807
      3559 7782 3543 7783 3540 7780 3538 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 277DEG 36KT 3552 7814

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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