Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Johnston, NC; Wayne, NC
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What is happening
At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benson, or 11 miles south of Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Benson, Princeton, and Grantham. This includes the following...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benson, or 11 miles south of Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Benson, Princeton, and Grantham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 81 and 79. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 328 and 339.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 5:14PM EDT until August 9 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:54PM EDT until August 9 at 5:45PM 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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