Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM ![](/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... Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Halifax County in central North Carolina... Wilson County in central North Carolina...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 344 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Nashville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Tarboro, Nashville, Halifax, Wilson, Elm City, Dortches, Littleton, and Bailey. This includes Interstate 95 near Mile Marker 78, near Mile Marker 79, near Mile Marker 80, near Mile Marker 81, near Mile Marker 82, near Mile Marker 83, and between Mile Markers 116 and 173.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... NASH, NC ... WILSON, NC
Instructions:
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. Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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
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