Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1046 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

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Nash NC-Johnston NC-Sampson NC-Harnett NC-Wake NC-Wayne NC-Wilson NC-
Cumberland NC-
1046 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN
NASH...NORTHERN SAMPSON...SOUTHEASTERN HARNETT...NORTHEASTERN
CUMBERLAND...CENTRAL WAKE...SOUTHWESTERN WILSON AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1145 PM EDT...

At 1046 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Raleigh to 6 miles south of Garner to near
Benson to near Godwin. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Raleigh, Cary, Goldsboro, Smithfield, Garner, Clayton, Dunn, Zebulon,
Benson, and Fremont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 3519 7812 3516 7884 3543 7862 3581 7880
      3585 7827 3582 7825 3585 7824 3586 7809
      3563 7800 3546 7796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 265DEG 30KT 3581 7870 3560 7861 3544 7854 3518
7876

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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