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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1248 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
 
NCZ015-032-081730-
Pasquotank NC-Perquimans NC-
1248 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PASQUOTANK AND
SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

At 1248 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chapanoke, or 7 miles southwest of Elizabeth City, moving southeast
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Nixonton around 1255 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Bob White Fork,
Holiday Island, Rabbit Corner, Stevenson Point, Symonds Creek,
Listers Corner, Woodville, Okisko, Forestburg, and Pasquotank.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Heavy 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.

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LAT...LON 3626 7645 3633 7625 3614 7610 3613 7611
      3613 7614 3612 7617 3610 7620 3610 7621
      3611 7627 3610 7630 3608 7633 3609 7635
      3608 7640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 336DEG 14KT 3623 7633 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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