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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Thursday July 13th, 2017 :: 06:12 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL ALAMANCE AND ORANGE COUNTIES... At 610 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Prospect Hill to near Mebane to Graham, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Mebane, Haw River, Swepsonville, Alamance and Carr. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE ... ORANGE

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

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:
Severe - Significant 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:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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