SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 149 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 255 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...A BAND OF STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SANDHILLS
AND COASTAL PLAIN THROUGH 300 AM...
AT 145 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS LINE EXTENDED FROM NEAR
CLAYTON SOUTH THROUGH FAYETTEVILLE TO NEAR LUMBERTON. THESE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST NEAR 50 MPH. AS
THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS APPROACH... WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS LIKELY TO SEE THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE
NASHVILLE... TARBORO... WILSON... ROCKY MOUNT... SMITHFIELD...
BENSON... KENLY... FREMONT... GOLDSBORO... NEWTON GROVE... AND
CLINTON. THIS INCLUDES SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAYS 64 AND
70.
PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER THE
NEXT HOUR. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP
ON THE WHEEL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1040 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 1045 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. WHILE THE THREAT OF
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES HAS
DIMINISHED...THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND
COASTAL PLAIN. A FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD
MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN A HALF
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE FOR THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS BY MOVING
OR SECURING UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS... OUTDOOR
HOLIDAY DISPLAYS... AND PATIO FURNITURE.
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