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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Sunday July 22nd, 2018 :: 07:30 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Orange County in central North Carolina... Randolph County in central North Carolina... Guilford County in central North Carolina... Northern Chatham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT

* At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Pittsboro to Asheboro, moving northwest at 15 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, High Point, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Asheboro, Graham, Hillsborough, Randleman, Pittsboro and Siler City.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHATHAM, NC ... ALAMANCE, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... RANDOLPH, NC ... GUILFORD, NC

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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 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.

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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