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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Edgecombe, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC +1 more

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SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Nash County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Wilson County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until...

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SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Nash County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Wilson County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 236 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were extending from 6 miles northeast of Bailey to 13 miles northwest of Fremont to 9 miles east of Clayton to near Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Wilson, Elm City, Bailey, Micro, Selma, Sharpsburg, Pine Level, and Kenly. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 132 and 93. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 28 and 50.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 2:37PM EDT until August 20 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Raleigh NC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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