Full Notification

SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Vance County in central North Carolina... Warren County in central North Carolina... Nash County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Granville County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Halifax County in central North Carolina... Wake County in central North Carolina... Western Wilson County in central North Carolina... Central Johnston County in central North Carolina... Franklin County in central North Carolina...

* Until 800 AM EST.

* At 655 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Norlina to near Kittrell to near Creedmoor to near Raleigh to 6 miles west of Fuquay-Varina, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Cary, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Henderson, Smithfield, Nashville, Louisburg, Warrenton, and Wilson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 173 and 95. Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 208 and 233. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 287 and 317. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 5 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 94 and 101. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 38.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, NC ... GRANVILLE, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... JOHNSTON, NC ... NASH, NC ... VANCE, NC ... WAKE, NC ... WARREN, NC ... WILSON, 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.