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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:42 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 223 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN HALIFAX JOHNSTON NASH SAMPSON VANCE WARREN WAYNE WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CLAYTON, CLINTON, ENFIELD, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HENDERSON, KITTRELL, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, PRINCEVILLE, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROSEBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, TARBORO, WARRENTON, AND WILSON.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:33 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...NASH...WEST CENTRAL HALIFAX...WILSON... NORTHEASTERN JOHNSTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 332 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Louisburg to near Bailey to 8 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Nashville, Louisburg, Wilson, Franklinton, Elm City, Dortches, Bailey, and Bunn. 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...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:08 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN NASH...EDGECOMBE... HALIFAX AND NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... At 307 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Elm City to Bethel. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Halifax, Wilson, Scotland Neck, Elm City, Dortches, Red Oak, and Enfield. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central North Carolina. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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