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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Sunday July 23rd, 2017 :: 05:29 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Southern Orange County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Wake County in central North Carolina... Northern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Southern Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT

* At 526 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Durham to near Pittsboro to 10 miles north of Siler City, moving southeast at 5 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... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Pittsboro, Siler City, Wake Forest and Carrboro. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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