Special Weather Statement for Halifax; Nash; Edgecombe +1 more
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At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Halifax to near Bailey. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and...
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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Halifax to near Bailey. Movement was northeast at 25 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... Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Wilson, Scotland Neck, Elm City, Dortches, Bailey, Red Oak, and Enfield. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 150 and 119. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 30 and 37, and between Mile Markers 50 and 56.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 2:24PM 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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