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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Tuesday July 17th, 2018 :: 05:47 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Alamance County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North Carolina...

* Until 645 PM EDT

* At 544 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mebane, or 8 miles northeast of Graham, moving southeast at 15 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, Elon College, Gibsonville, Haw River and Swepsonville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... ORANGE, NC

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. 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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