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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 851 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 NCZ011-027-028-043-220200- HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...WILSON 851 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005 AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM ENFIELD TO WILSON AND COVERING A GOOD PORTION OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGH 10:00 PM. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...AND PERHAPS SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BE READY TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. $$