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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Orange, NC +1 more

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Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake
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What is happening

At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carrboro, or near Chapel Hill, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough,...

What the bulletin says to do

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. This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather including large hail, damaging straight line winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room, a bathroom or closet or basement.

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Bulletin details

At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carrboro, or near Chapel Hill, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Morrisville, Jordan Lake, Research Triangle, Parkwood, and Carpenter. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 166. Interstate 40 near Mile Marker 162, and between Mile Markers 259 and 278. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 5.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 8:14PM EDT until July 28 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:37PM EDT until July 28 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Raleigh NC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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