539  
WFUS52 KRAH 031846  
TORRAH  
NCC185-031915-  
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0006.240403T1846Z-240403T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
246 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 246 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR NORLINA, OR NEAR WARRENTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MACON,  
WISE, LAKE GASTON, AND SOUTHPOINTE AND MORNINGSTAR MARINAS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3651 7790 3648 7791 3641 7816 3643 7823  
3652 7826 3655 7821 3654 7790  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 240DEG 40KT 3649 7812  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
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