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Alamance County Emergency Management Office
Sunday May 26th, 2024 :: 09:24 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:15PM Sunday

SVRRAH 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... Eastern Guilford County in central North Carolina...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 923 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over McLeansville, or 10 miles west of Burlington, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Mebane, Elon, McLeansville, Gibsonville, Haw River, and Swepsonville.

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

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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