763 WWUS82 KRAH 210043 SPSRAH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 743 PM EST Wed Nov 20 2024 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-210600- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham- Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne- Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Wilson, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro 743 PM EST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...Strong wind gusts of 25 to 40 mph likely this evening... As a strong cold front sweeps through the region this evening, a period of intense wind gusts as high as 25 to 40 mph is expected across central North Carolina. These strong gusts will cross the area west to east mainly between 8 PM and 1 AM. We've already seen these gusts knock down trees to our northwest, and a few downed trees are possible across our area through the evening. This may produce isolated power outages. Consider securing or bringing loose outdoor objects indoors, and use extreme caution if you need to be out and about this evening. Winds are expected to decrease later tonight. $$ GIH