Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 12:03AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
At 1201 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Winston-Salem to Clemmons to Advance. Movement was east at 30 mph. An earlier storm of similar intensity produced a measured wind gust of 51 mph at Piedmont Triad Airport at 1150 PM EDT.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds will be capable of producing tree damage and blowing around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Lexington, Thomasville, Clemmons, Archdale, Trinity, Pleasant Garden, and Jamestown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 33 and 35, and between Mile Markers 96 and 129.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 186 and 201, and between Mile Markers 215 and 221.
Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 85 and 102.
Interstate 74 between Mile Markers 56 and 79.

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