Receive alerts from your local agencies
...or text your ZIP CODE to 888777 for mobile alerts

Full Notification

Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Friday May 24th, 2024 :: 02:26 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM

SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Person County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Orange County in central North Carolina...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 225 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hightowers to near Baynes to Jericho, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Mebane, Carr, Bushy Fork, Union Ridge, Schley, and Lake Burlington.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... PERSON, NC

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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

Navigate & Discover