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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:47 PM Jun. 15, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Wilson County in central North Carolina... Central Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of Benson, or 10 miles west of Smithfield, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Smithfield, Clayton, Bailey, Micro, Selma, Four Oaks, Kenly, Lucama, Middlesex, and Black Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:14 PM Jun. 15, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne and Wilson. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Flash flooding will be possible this afternoon and evening, mainly along and north and east of US-64 including the Triad, Triangle, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, and Roanoke Rapids. Heavy rainfall in previous days has saturated the soils over a good portion of the region. Additional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into the evening should produce areas of heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts expected, may produce excessive runoff and flash flooding. - 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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