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Halifax County NC Emergency Services
Monday August 7th, 2023 :: 08:58 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM Monday

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Eastern Halifax County in central North Carolina...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 857 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Halifax to 6 miles south of Scotland Neck to near Bruce, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Tarboro, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Princeville, Weldon, Pinetops, Macclesfield, Hobgood, Conetoe and Speed.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... HALIFAX, 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
Halifax County NC Emergency Services
10 North King St
Halifax, NC 27839

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 252-593-5016

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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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