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SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1119 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

NCZ042-043-078-088-089-290415-
Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-Cumberland NC-
1119 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...SEVERAl STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE...NORTHERN
SAMPSON... SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN WILSON AND
SOUTHERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT...

At 1118 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Benson, or 14 miles east of Lillington, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...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, Clinton, Mount Olive, Benson, Fremont, Walnut
Creek, Micro, Selma, and Four Oaks.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 107 and 79.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 318 and 359.
 NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 55 and 56.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
central North Carolina.

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LAT...LON 3485 7877 3486 7876 3513 7848 3531 7855
      3534 7853 3536 7856 3552 7862 3567 7768
      3557 7782 3543 7783 3538 7780 3534 7782
      3518 7783 3515 7789 3519 7802 3518 7807
      3519 7816 3492 7815 3485 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 263DEG 48KT 3541 7857

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

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PWB