Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Guilford County in central North Carolina...
* Until 615 PM EDT
* At 514 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Camp Springs to McLeansville, and are nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Burlington, Graham, Mebane, McLeansville, Elon College, Gibsonville, Haw River, Swepsonville and Alamance.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... GUILFORD, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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