Roxboro NC 1103 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN PERSON, NORTHERN ORANGE AND NORTHERN DURHAM COUNTIES... AT 1059 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUSHY FORK, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF ROXBORO, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... QUARTER SIZED HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... ROUGEMONT, SURL... BAHAMA AND MORIAH. 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. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. MANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS TAKE COVER IN A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL, WHICH WILL FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES, UNDERPASSES AND OTHER AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. LAT, LON 3609 7881 3610 7926 3625 7926 3625 7916 3640 7915 3640 7880 TIME, MOT, LOC 0303Z 286DEG 15KT 3628 7897 $$
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 03:05:49 +0000
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