Special Weather Statement for Cumberland; Sampson
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Cumberland, Sampson
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White Oak, or 13 miles north of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White Oak, or 13 miles north of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clinton, Roseboro, Garland, Salemburg, and Bushy Lake Natural Area.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 8:56PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Official revision
Source and limitations
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected