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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:43 PM Jun. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON...WESTERN ANSON...WESTERN MONTGOMERY... SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND STANLY COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rockwell to near Mint Hill to near Rock Hill. Movement was east at 15 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... Albemarle, Badin Lake, Ansonville, Plyler, Midland, Polkton, Locust, Norwood, Badin, and Oakboro. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 3:52 PM Jun. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne and Wilson. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Training and repeating thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall will occur today and tonight. Some areas have had 4+ inches of rainfall already. Additional corridors of 2 to 5 inches of rain may fall today. If training occurs over the same areas that have already had heavy rain or in urban areas, life threatening flash flooding can quickly result. The main timing will be between 200 PM and 200 AM this afternoon into tonight. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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