Weather Alerts-

Tornado Watch

Until Mon 2:00 pm EDT

1 of 2

Action Recommended

Attend to information sources as described in the instructions

Issued By

Raleigh/Durham - NC, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Wake County

Description

TORNADO WATCH 66 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ALAMANCE ANSON CHATHAM CUMBERLAND DURHAM GRANVILLE HARNETT HOKE LEE MONTGOMERY MOORE ORANGE PERSON RICHMOND SCOTLAND VANCE WAKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ANGIER, APEX, BUIES CREEK, BURLINGTON, CAMP MACKALL, CARRBORO, CARTHAGE, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM, ELLERBE, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, GRAHAM, HENDERSON, HILLSBOROUGH, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LAURINBURG, LILLINGTON, MEBANE, OXFORD, PINEHURST, PITTSBORO, POLKTON, RAEFORD, RALEIGH, ROCKINGHAM, ROUGEMONT, ROXBORO, SANFORD, SILER CITY, SOUTHERN PINES, SPRING LAKE, TROY, WADESBORO, WAGRAM, AND WAKE FOREST.

Special Weather Statement

Until Mon 12:30 pm EDT

2 of 2

Action Recommended

Avoid the subject event as per the instructions

Issued By

Raleigh/Durham - NC, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Wake County

Description

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALAMANCE...NORTHWESTERN MOORE... PERSON...ORANGE...NORTHWESTERN HARNETT...GRANVILLE...LEE...WESTERN WAKE...DURHAM AND CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM EDT... At 1129 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Baynes to 7 miles northwest of Pittsboro to 7 miles northwest of Carthage. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Sanford, Graham, Roxboro, Hillsborough, and Creedmoor. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 201. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 144 and 162, and between Mile Markers 259 and 296. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 8. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 14. US 1 between Mile Markers 69 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for central North Carolina. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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