WWUS82 KRAH 020405 SPSRAH SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1205 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2009 NCZ085-020445- SCOTLAND- 1205 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN SCOTLAND COUNTY THROUGH 1245 AM EDT... AT 1203 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF GIBSON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BENNETTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LAURINBURG...AND... EAST LAURINBURG. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREE LIMBS AS WELL AS TOSS AROUND TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. $$ WSS