*** TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA *** - MAJOR TORNADO!

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
318 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
318 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...
NORTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES...

AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SANFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. MULTILPLE HOUSES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED DESTROYED IN LEE COUNTY FROM THIS TORNADO.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... APEX...CARPENTER...
CARY...MORRISVILLE...LAKE WHEELER...RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK...RDU
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...GARNER AND RALEIGH.

Last Edited by Plumas on 04/16/2011 03:22 PM