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SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1037 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
NCZ023-024-230330-
Alamance NC-Orange NC-
1037 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ALAMANCE AND ORANGE COUNTIES
THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...

At 1037 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Elon, or 7 miles northwest of Burlington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Mebane,
Elon, Gibsonville, Haw River and Swepsonville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 171.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 140 and 162, and between Mile
Markers 259 and 268.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3624 7895 3602 7899 3587 7908 3601 7954
      3625 7953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 289DEG 26KT 3619 7952 

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

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