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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
345 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

NCZ075-085-086-162030-
Scotland NC-Hoke NC-Moore NC-
345 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MOORE...EASTERN
SCOTLAND AND HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Aberdeen to 8 miles
northwest of Wakulla to near Clio. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.

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...
Laurinburg, Southern Pines, Raeford, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Maxton,
Antioch, Pinebluff, Wagram, and East Laurinburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dont wait until you see the first lightning flash before heading to
safety. Move indoors at the first sign of threatening skies or the
first sound of thunder. Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead
of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind. Make
sure that lightning is well away from your location before resuming
outdoor activity.

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LAT...LON 3468 7952 3485 7947 3503 7948 3504 7946
      3506 7948 3517 7949 3524 7917 3521 7915
      3519 7910 3513 7911 3504 7909 3495 7904
      3483 7919 3484 7935 3482 7936 3477 7933
      3463 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 242DEG 17KT 3509 7941 3488 7938 3461 7945

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

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