Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Nash County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... West central Halifax County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Wilson County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 406 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nashville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Nashville, Dortches, Bailey, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Castalia, Leggett, and Glenview.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... FRANKLIN, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... NASH, NC ... WILSON, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central North Carolina.
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