Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Nash County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Halifax County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 451 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Bunn to 9 miles east of Elm City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Dortches, Bunn, Red Oak, Princeville, Spring Hope, Whitakers and Castalia.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... FRANKLIN, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... NASH, 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