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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
156 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008

NCZ008>010-025-026-040>042-076-077-086-088-152000-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-LEE-
HARNETT-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...SANFORD...
LILLINGTON...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE
156 PM EST SAT NOV 15 2008

...HEAVY SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH 3 PM...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS OF 2 PM...A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS HAS
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND
TRIANGLE AREA. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT...WIND
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY HEAVY SHOWER
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF
US HIGHWAY 1.

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