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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Wednesday February 24th, 2016 :: 03:38 p.m. EST

Alert

Tornado Warning until 04:15PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... NORTH CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN ALAMANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST

* AT 335 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF SILER CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DURHAM...CHAPEL HILL...HILLSBOROUGH...CARRBORO...ROUGEMONT...LAKE MICHIE...BETHESDA...GORMAN...PARKWOOD AND CANE CREEK RESERVOIR.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE ... CHATHAM ... DURHAM ... ORANGE

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Address/Location
Alamance County Emergency Management Office
124 West Elm Street
Graham, NC 27253

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 336-290-0662

Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Warning

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