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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
312 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

NCZ087-096-099-061945-
Robeson NC-Columbus NC-Bladen NC-
312 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ROBESON...WESTERN BLADEN AND
NORTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms and an outflow boundary along a line extending from
near St. Pauls to near Butters to near Barnesville. Movement was
east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated and official weather observation. At 253
         PM, at wind gust to 40 mph was observed at Lumberton
         Municipal Airport.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Pembroke, Fairmont, St. Pauls, Bladenboro,
Fair Bluff, Boardman, Bladen Community College, Butters, Hestertown,
Buie, Robeson Community College, White Oak, Smiths, Howellsville,
Abbottsburg, Tolarsville, Duart, and Cherry Grove.

This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 11
and 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 7860 3421 7896 3445 7925 3457 7914
      3478 7925 3484 7891 3485 7875
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 259DEG 25KT 3477 7902 3460 7891 3439 7899

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

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