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