Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 5:11PM EDT by NWS

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The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for Wake County.

Alert: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1253A247F81C.SpecialWeatherStatement.1253A2549E00NC.RAHSPSRAH.ab9fb0448e9157e1e9da6b7cd35b00de w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2015-04-14T17:11:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Chatham; Cumberland; Harnett; Johnston; Lee; Sampson; Wake (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Special Weather Statement Expected Minor Observed SAME 2015-04-14T17:11:00-04:00 2015-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 NWS Raleigh (Central North Carolina) Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 5:11PM EDT by NWS Raleigh …A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN WAKE…CENTRAL CUMBERLAND…SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM… NORTHWESTERN SAMPSON…SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON…NORTHEASTERN LEE AND HARNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT… AT 508 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PITTSBORO TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GODWIN TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF JEROME…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS IS THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER…HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… FAYETTEVILLE…CARY…LILLINGTON…GARNER…FUQUAY-VARINA…DUNN… ANGIER…BENSON…GODWIN AND APEX. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT IN THESE STORMS WHILE DRIVING…SLOW DOWN! DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. DONT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM…PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF RAIN AND WIND. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WMOHEADER UGC NCZ040>042-076-077-088-089 VTEC TIME…MOT…LOC 2108Z 244DEG 30KT 3566 7902 3530 7876 3492 7881

Chatham; Cumberland; Harnett; Johnston; Lee; Sampson; Wake 35.26,-78.83 35.6,-79.09 35.82,-78.84 35.46,-78.4 34.85,-78.37 34.84,-78.49 34.85,-78.5 34.85,-78.77 34.84,-78.89 35.26,-78.83 FIPS6 037037 FIPS6 037051 FIPS6 037085 FIPS6 037101 FIPS6 037105 FIPS6 037163 FIPS6 037183 UGC NCZ040 UGC NCZ041 UGC NCZ042 UGC NCZ076 UGC NCZ077 UGC NCZ088 UGC NCZ089

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