Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Halifax County in central North Carolina...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 832 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Littleton, or 10 miles west of Roanoke Rapids, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, Littleton, Weldon, Airlie, South Weldon, Rosemary, Tillery, Roanoke Rapids Lake, and Lake Gaston. This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 173 and 168.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HALIFAX, 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.
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
