Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Sender Name: NWS Raleigh NC
Issued: 2013-07-24T18:25:50-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T19:30:00-04:00
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 623 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER AIRLIE…OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE
RAPIDS…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE
LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ROSEMARY…
SOUTH WELDON…ROANOKE RAPIDS…
WELDON…HALIFAX…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN EXITS 160 AND 173.
Instruction: MOST LIGHTNING STRIKES ENTER THE HOME THROUGH UTILITIES. AVOID USING
ANY DEVICES PLUGGED INTO A WALL INCLUDING CORDED PHONES…COMPUTERS
AND APPLIANCES. ALSO AVOID COMING IN CONTACT WITH RUNNING WATER FROM
SINKS…SHOWERS AND TUBS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Halifax