- In force from
- Oct 11, 3:12 PM EDT
- Until
- Oct 11, 3:30 PM EDT
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2:11 PM EDT
- Updated
- 3 times, last Oct 11, 3:12 PM EDT
- Office
- Raleigh, NC
- Number
- 304 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Immediate, Observed
- Storm motion
- Moving northeast at 32 mph
- Where
- NC
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY
At 312 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Halifax, moving northeast at 30 mph.
- Hazard
- 60 mph wind gusts.
- Source
- Radar indicated.
- Impact
- Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include... Roanoke Rapids, Weldon, South Weldon, Airlie, Rosemary, Roanoke Rapids Lake, and Lake Gaston.
This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 173 and 168.
What to do
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central North Carolina.
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.
Places under it Roanoke Rapids, South Rosemary, Weldon, South Weldon
Read the platesThunderstorm FB-EVT-001Supercell FB-EVT-007WSR-88D radar FB-INS-005Cumulonimbus FB-SKY-019Wall cloud FB-SKY-040Cumulonimbus architecture FB-SKY-041Overshooting top and above anvil plume FB-SKY-042How to read a warning FB-STN-001
On the radarRadar over it