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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Thursday June 16th, 2022 :: 04:19 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

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

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 417 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Baynes to 9 miles south of McLeansville to near High Point, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... High Point, Burlington, Asheboro, Graham, Randleman, Siler City, Mebane, Elon, Archdale and Trinity.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... CHATHAM, NC ... GUILFORD, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... RANDOLPH, 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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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