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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:34 AM Jun. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE... SOUTHWESTERN WILSON AND CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT... At 834 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smithfield, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Goldsboro, Smithfield, Fremont, Micro, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Kenly, Princeton, and Lucama. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 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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