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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
524 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024
 

NCZ024-025-040-182215-
Chatham NC-Durham NC-Orange NC-
524 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN
DURHAM AND NORTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Carrboro, or 10 miles southwest of Chapel Hill,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Jordan Lake, Bynum, Crosswinds
Campground, Fearrington, Cane Creek Reservoir, and Crosswinds Boating
Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3596 7893 3573 7899 3579 7926 3584 7928
      3584 7924 3585 7924 3586 7925 3588 7925
      3589 7926 3597 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 273DEG 13KT 3587 7921 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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