Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Vance County in central North Carolina... Southern Warren County in central North Carolina... Nash County in central North Carolina... Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Halifax County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Wilson County in central North Carolina... Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 647 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Henderson to 14 miles north of Bunn to 6 miles east of Louisburg, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Henderson, Tarboro, Nashville, Louisburg, Warrenton, Halifax, Scotland Neck and Franklinton.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... FRANKLIN, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... NASH, NC ... VANCE, NC ... WARREN, NC ... WILSON, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Halifax County NC Emergency Services
10 North King St
Halifax, NC 27839
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 252-593-5016
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