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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
521 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

NCC101-163-191-082145-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-260708T2145Z/
Wayne NC-Sampson NC-Johnston NC-
521 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN SAMPSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
JOHNSTON COUNTIES...

At 521 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast
of Benson, or 16 miles west of Mount Olive, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Olive, Newton Grove, Hobbton, and Grantham.

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 330 and 353.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3511 7835 3531 7856 3532 7854 3534 7853
      3549 7834 3519 7804 3518 7807 3519 7816
      3515 7816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 239DEG 14KT 3526 7836 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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