Severe Thunderstorm Warning 448, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WWUS52 KRAH 292207
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
607 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCC163-292230-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0448.000000T0000Z-080829T2230Z/
SAMPSON NC-
607 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...

AT 600 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS 
IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF 
TURKEY...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF WARSAW...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...
CREEKS...STEAMS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

LAT...LON 3478 7828 3500 7819 3508 7817 3508 7816
      3507 7815 3491 7814 3474 7819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 191DEG 13KT 3488 7814

$$

MWS

000 
WWUS52 KRAH 292219
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
619 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCC163-292229-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0448.000000T0000Z-080829T2230Z/
SAMPSON NC-
619 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

IF YOU EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING
WINDS PLEASE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3478 7828 3500 7819 3508 7817 3508 7816
      3507 7815 3491 7814 3474 7819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 191DEG 13KT 3492 7813

$$

MWS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FOR AVIATION AFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
430 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH SATURDAY... AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE SPINS OVER THE CAROLINAS. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL
DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE STATE ON SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...

...UPDATED AT 430 PM...

THE LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED A SURFACE TROUGH OR WIND SHIFT
LINE WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF OUR REGION...
ROUGHLY STRETCHING WEST TO EAST FROM ROCKINGHAM AND LAURINBURG TO
FAYETTEVILLE... SMITHFIELD AND GOLDSBORO. THE HIGHEST INSTABILITY
AND SURFACE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WAS LOCATED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY.
RADAR TRENDS WERE SHOWING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
DEVELOPING ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY. WITH LIGHT
STEERING FLOW... HEAVY RAIN UNDER THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE THE
MAIN WEATHER HAZARD... WITH 1.5 TO 2 INCH HOURLY RATES EXPECTED.

WE WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO PLACE THE HIGHEST POP ACROSS THIS
REGION FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... WITH ISOLATED
CONVECTION POSSIBLE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN. THERE WAS
LITTLE SUPPORT FOR CONVECTION TO THE WEST AND NORTH. UPDATED GRIDS
AND FORECASTS HAVE BEEN SENT. -BADGETT

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...

THE MORNING CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO LIFT AND BREAK... NOT
SURPRISING GIVEN THE WEAK WIND FIELD IN THE LOWEST 4 KM AS SEEN ON
MORNING SOUNDINGS AND AMDAR AIRCRAFT SOUNDINGS. THE 12Z GSO SOUNDING
WAS STRONGLY CAPPED WITH NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITABLE WATER... WHEREAS
THE 12Z MHX SOUNDING EXHIBITED A MUCH WEAKER CAP AND GREATER
MOISTURE WITH PW VALUES NEARLY 130% OF NORMAL... AND SURE ENOUGH THE
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE TENDED TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE EASTERN CWA WHERE MIXED LAYER CAPE HAS RISEN TO 1000-1500 J/KG.
WILL HOLD ONTO A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR STORM OVER THE EAST HALF
THROUGH EARLY EVENING... THEN THE COLUMN SHOULD QUICKLY STABILIZE
LEADING TO MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES AFTER MIDNIGHT. OVERALL MOISTURE
BENEATH THE WARM LAYER ALOFT SHOULD REMAIN HIGH WITH CONTINUED PW
ABOVE 1.5 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN COUNTIES... SO WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A SHOWER OR TWO OVERNIGHT... BUT COVERAGE
SHOULDNT BE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A POP. AREAS OF FOG ARE LIKELY TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH-DEW POINT AIR ALONG AND
EAST OF HIGHWAY 1. SOME OF THIS COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE. UNCERTAINTY
ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE MOST DENSE FOG PRECLUDES ISSUING A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY AT THIS TIME... BUT WE MAY INDEED NEED AN ADVISORY
TONIGHT. EXPECT LOWS SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT... 68-73.

THE UPPER LEVEL VORTEX NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER UPSTATE SC
WILL WOBBLE EASTWARD OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
WHILE THIS WILL SERVE TO LARGELY ERODE THE WARM CAP ALOFT... THE
VERY WEAK WIND FIELD WILL PROVIDE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DYNAMIC
FORCING FOR ASCENT AS IT APPROACHES. THE COOLING TEMPERATURES ALOFT
SHOULD INCREASE INSTABILITY BY THE AFTERNOON... AND GIVEN THE
PROJECTED PW NEARLY 150% OF NORMAL... WE SHOULD SEE CONVECTION
FIRING EARLIER TOMORROW THAN WEVE SEEN TODAY. WILL GO WITH SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS WEST AND CHANCE POPS EAST. SEVERE WEATHER DOESNT LOOK
LIKE A BIG THREAT WITH MARGINAL MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND VIRTUALLY
ZERO DEEP LAYER SHEAR... BUT CAPE COULD APPROACH MODERATE LEVELS IN
THE EAST... AND ISOLATED BRIEFLY STRONG CELLS ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT
HIGHS OF 88-92... NOT FAR FROM TODAYS HIGHS GIVEN THE SIMILAR AIR
MASS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...
A FEW OUTFLOW DRIVEN CONVECTIVE SHOWERS COULD PERSIST INTO THE LATE
EVENING/OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT AS AIRMASS REMAINS MARGINALLY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH PWATS BETWEEN 1.6 TO 1.8 AND SBCAPES
GENERALLY BETWEEN 500 TO 1000 J/KG. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL 850 FLOW
LOOKS TO BE LARGE DIFFLUENT INITIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT...BEFORE MODELS INDICATE SOME WEAK LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE
LATE AS S/W TROUGH PUSHES EAST THROUGH COASTAL SECTIONS.

MODEL DEPICTED LIS INDICATE BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT PASSAGE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 18 TO 00Z SUNDAY...AS STABLE NE LOW-LEVEL
SURGE SPREADS SOUTH. FAVORABLE DIURNAL TIMING AS BAROCLINIC ZONE
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA COMBINED WITH WEAK UPPER JET ENTRANCE
DIVERGENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERN TAIL OF EXITING LONG WAVE TROUGH OFF
THE NORTHEAST COAST SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIFT AS MOISTURE
REMAINS SLIGHT ABOVE NORMAL AND MLCAPES HOVER AROUND 1000 TO 1500
J/KG ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL NC. WILL KEEP A 20 TO 30 PERCENT POPS FOR
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDER.

EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MAKE FOR MILD MIN
TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS SUNDAY IN
THE MID 80S NORTH TO AROUND 90 SOUTH. COOLER SUNDAY NIGHT AS DRIER
AIR SPREADS INTO THE AREA. MINS MONDAY MORNING IN THE MID TO UPPER
60S...WITH SOME LOWERS 60S ALONG THE NC/VA LINE.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS 230 PM FRIDAY...
SPRAWLING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WILL
DOMINATE THE LONG TERM PERIOD. THE PERIOD WILL BE CHARACTERIZED
BY BELOW NORMAL PWATS WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY AS MID-LEVELS REMAIN
WARM AND DRY. THUS...DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE ABOVE NORMAL
HEIGHTS TRANSLATE TO 3 TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE THE 30 YEAR CLIMATOLOGY
...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 60S.

AS FAR AS THE TROPICS...LITTLE HAS CHANGED SINCE YESTERDAY
CONCERNING GUSTAV AND HANNA. THERE IS GREATER CONFIDENCE TODAY THAT
HANNA WILL MOST LIKELY NOT GET PICKED UP BY THE LONG WAVE
TROUGH/CLOSED LOW EXITING THE NORTHEAST COAST ON SUNDAY.
SO...THE EVENTUAL PATHS/TRACKS OF BOTH TROPICAL CYCLONE GUSTAV AND
HANNA...WILL BE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE...INCLUDING ITS SOUTHERN/SOUTHWESTERN EXTENT AND
EVENTUAL DEMISE. DUE TO DISCREPANCIES IN THESE DETAILS...
UNCERTAINTY INCREASES AFTER 48 HOURS WITH BOTH STORMS.
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF...FROM TEXAS TO THE FLORIDA
COAST WILL NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECASTS
FROM THE NHC AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM FRIDAY...

EARLIER FOG AND STRATUS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO LIFT DUE TO THE WEAK
WINDS... BUT CIGS ARE FINALLY UP TO THE HIGH END OF MVFR OR ARE VFR.
EXPECT CIGS TO RISE TO VFR AT ALL SITES BY 19Z WITH CONTINUED VFR
VSBYS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. PLENTY OF GROUND
MOISTURE IS STILL AVAILABLE AFTER WEDNESDAYS RAINS... AND SURFACE
DEW POINTS ARE STILL RUNNING AROUND 70 TO THE MID 70S AT
RDU/FAY/RWI. WITH SURFACE WINDS EVERYWHERE VERY LIGHT/VARIABLE OR
CALM AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WE SHOULD
SEE A REDEVELOPMENT OF IFR TO LIFR VSBYS IN FOG BEGINNING 05Z-07Z.
CONFIDENCE IN DENSE FOG IS LOWER AT INT/GSO WHERE DEW POINTS ARE
LOWER... BUT GUIDANCE STILL SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR MVFR-IFR VSBYS IN
FOG AND THIS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THEIR TAFS. CIGS SHOULD BECOME
IFR-LIFR AS WELL DUE MAINLY TO THE FOG. THE FOG WILL BEGIN TO LIFT
AND BURN OFF 13Z-14Z... AND SINCE FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE SHOWING A
MUCH SHALLOWER MOIST LAYER THAN THIS MORNING... THE SUNSHINE MAY BE
FASTER TO BURN OFF A SHALLOWER FOG LAYER... LEADING TO QUICKER
IMPROVEMENT TO A VFR VSBY AND UNLIMITED CIG SATURDAY MORNING.

LOOKING BEYOND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE DRIFTS OVER THE AREA WHILE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS
ACROSS CENTRAL NC. MASS CONVERGENCE WILL BE WEAK DUE TO THE LIGHT
WIND PROFILE... BUT WE SHOULD STILL SEE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY AT
RDU/RWI/FAY. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS COULD BRING LIFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY
MORNING AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING... AND A FEW MORE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY AT FAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS
MIDDAY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NOSES IN
FROM THE NORTH. -GIH

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CBL
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD/BADGETT
SHORT TERM...CBL
LONG TERM...CBL
AVIATION...HARTFIELD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
300 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-300900-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
300 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING... AND BECOME
LOCALLY DENSE OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE... HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GIH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
334 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ078-292015-
WAYNE-
334 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM
EDT...

AT 334 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
BROGDEN...OR NEAR GOLDSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE ELROY...
GOLDSBORO... AND BROGDEN.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. LIGHT OBJECTS
SUCH AS TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND AWNINGS COULD
BE TOSSED AROUND.

DONT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. INSTEAD...MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES
OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY
FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
356 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ089-292045-
SAMPSON-
356 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 356 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
HOBBTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORM INCLUDE...HOBBTON.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. LIGHT OBJECTS
SUCH AS TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND AWNINGS COULD
BE TOSSED AROUND.

DONT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. INSTEAD...MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES
OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY
FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

BSD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
415 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ075>077-086-292115-
HARNETT-HOKE-LEE-MOORE-
415 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LEE... SOUTHERN
HARNETT... EASTERN MOORE AND NORTHERN HOKE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

AT 415 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PINEVIEW...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT BRAGG...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PINEVIEW AND OLIVIA.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. LIGHT OBJECTS
SUCH AS TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND AWNINGS COULD
BE TOSSED AROUND.

DONT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. INSTEAD...MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES
OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY
FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

BSD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
435 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ042-078-089-292130-
JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
435 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN JOHNSTON...WAYNE
AND SAMPSON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 435 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NEWTON GROVE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF MOUNT OLIVE...MOVING NORTH
AT 10 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR GRANTHAM AROUND 455 PM EDT.

GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE
WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING SMALL TREE LIMBS.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE AND A HALF
INCHES DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

MWS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ088-089-292230-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN OVER
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY...

AT 534 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST
SOUTH OVER HARRELLS... MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION... VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED WILL BE HARRELLS... INCLUDING US-421 AND NC-41.

TAKE SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.

PWB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
546 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

NCZ088-089-292230-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
546 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN SAMPSON AND
EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 546 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
STEDMAN...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 4 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... STEDMAN

GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN... SMALL HAIL... AND
DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS.
LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE
AND AWNINGS COULD BE TOSSED AROUND.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE
NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.

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