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FPUS72 KRAH 181648
NOWRAH
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1248 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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1248 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.NOW...
A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED LINE OF SHOWERS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND 
SOME LIGHTNING WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND 
COASTAL PLAIN REGIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES 
LOCATIONS SUCH AS RDU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...WAKE FOREST...ROCKY 
MOUNT...NASHVILLE...DURHAM...CARRBORO...HILLSBOROUGH...BURLINGTON... 
MEBANE...GREENSBORO...FRANKLINTON...LOUISBURG...HALIFAX...ROANOKE 
RAPIDS...HENDERSON...ROXBORO...AND WARRENTON THROUGH 200 PM EDT.
BRIEF WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...BRIEF DOWNPOURS...AND DANGEROUS 
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. INSTEAD...MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES
OR THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY
FROM YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT 
HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH 
CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. PONDING OF WATER ACROSS LOW LYING 
AREAS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AREAS 
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 
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