Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
057 WWUS52 KRAH 082058 SVSRAH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 458 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 NCC007-123-153-167-082115- /O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-240508T2115Z/ Anson NC-Montgomery NC-Richmond NC-Stanly NC- 458 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR ANSON...SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...WESTERN RICHMOND AND STANLY COUNTIES... At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm extending from near Mt Pleasant to 7 miles west of Ansonville to Wingate, moving east at 40 mph across Stanly and Anson counties. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Albemarle, Wadesboro, Ansonville, Plyler, Polkton, Norwood, Badin, Oakboro, Mount Gilead, and Lilesville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly. These storms are producing widespread wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Raleigh. && LAT...LON 3518 8033 3530 8043 3544 8033 3540 8000 3498 7976 3481 7993 3482 8032 3519 8028 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 285DEG 36KT 3534 8043 3514 8024 3498 8048 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ CA