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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Tuesday July 18th, 2017 :: 05:21 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Randolph County in central North Carolina... Eastern Guilford County in central North Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT

* At 516 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McLeansville, or 9 miles southwest of Burlington, moving southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Burlington, Graham, McLeansville, Elon College, Gibsonville, Pleasant Garden, Liberty, Alamance and Lake Guilford Mackintosh Marina. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE ... GUILFORD ... RANDOLPH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Raleigh. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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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