Tornado Warning for Sampson, NC
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TORRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Sampson County in central North Carolina... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 120 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Harrells, or 11 miles southwest of Wallace, moving northeast at 25...
What the bulletin says to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
TORRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Sampson County in central North Carolina... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 120 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Harrells, or 11 miles southwest of Wallace, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Harrells around 125 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Ivanhoe.
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Tornado Warning issued October 11 at 1:20PM EDT until October 11 at 1:45PM 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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