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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT

WWUS52 KRAH 241847
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
247 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012
 
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MONTGOMERY NC-MOORE NC-RICHMOND NC-
247 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012
..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL RICHMOND...WEST CENTRAL MOORE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TROY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
STAR...BISCOE...PEKIN...CANDOR...EAGLE SPRINGS...NORMAN...
DERBY...MOUNT GILEAD...AND SEVEN LAKES.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. MANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS TAKE COVER IN A VEHICLE.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3546 7997 3531 7950 3506 7970 3527 8009
3529 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 302DEG 19KT 3532 7988