Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 8:12PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
At 812 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles south of Smithfield to 9 miles northeast of Pope AFB. These storms were nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Smithfield, Lillington, Fort Bragg, Dunn, Benson, Pope AAF, Spring Lake, Erwin, Coats, and Four Oaks.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 93 and 70.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 320 and 338.

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