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WWUS82 KRAH 200127
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
927 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

NCZ041>043-077-078-088-089-200230-
Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Harnett NC-Wake NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
Cumberland NC-
927 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON...
HARNETT...NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHERN WAKE...WILSON AND
JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...

At 925 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking clusters of strong
thunderstorms from near Lillington to Smithfield to near Wilson,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Frequent lightning, very heavy rain, and 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...
Goldsboro, Smithfield, Lillington, Fort Bragg, Wilson, Garner,
Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Dunn, and Angier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780 3526 7783
      3516 7910 3519 7910 3526 7920 3530 7919
      3558 7892 3561 7899 3567 7897 3576 7824
      3573 7819 3578 7807 3581 7775 3573 7772
      3568 7766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 260DEG 30KT 3549 7831

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

$$

PWB