Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Sampson County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/7/2023 7:41:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
8/7/2023 7:41:00 PM until 8/7/2023 8:45:00 PM
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure
until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris
generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Sampson County in central North Carolina...
Eastern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 741 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dunn to 9 miles north of Jerome to Elrod,
moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. A gust to 60 MPH was observed at the
Fayetteville airport at 735 PM EDT.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Clinton, Harrells, Godwin, Jerome, Eastover, Roseboro, Stedman,
Garland, Newton Grove and Wade.
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH




