Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in central North Carolina... Vance County in central North Carolina... Warren County in central North Carolina... Nash County in central North Carolina... Sampson County in central North Carolina... Edgecombe County in central North Carolina... Halifax County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Wake County in central North Carolina... Wilson County in central North Carolina... Johnston County in central North Carolina... Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 730 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Norlina to 6 miles southeast of Zebulon to 8 miles east of Ammon, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, Roanoke Rapids, Henderson, Tarboro, Smithfield, Clinton, Nashville, Louisburg, and Warrenton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 173 and 87. Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 212 and 232. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 332 and 358. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 56.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDGECOMBE, NC ... FRANKLIN, NC ... HALIFAX, NC ... JOHNSTON, NC ... NASH, NC ... SAMPSON, NC ... VANCE, NC ... WAKE, NC ... WARREN, NC ... WAYNE, NC ... WILSON, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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
