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Special Weather Statement for Alamance; Orange

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Alamance, Orange
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At 1037 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elon, or 7 miles northwest of Burlington, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Chapel...

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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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At 1037 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elon, or 7 miles northwest of Burlington, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Mebane, Elon, Gibsonville, Haw River and Swepsonville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 171. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 140 and 162, and between Mile Markers 259 and 268.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 10:37PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

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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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