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WWUS52 KRAH 161427
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1027 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC057-067-081-161445-
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FORSYTH NC-DAVIDSON NC-GUILFORD NC-
1027 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
FORSYTH...NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON AND NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTIES...
AT 1027 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER KERNERSVILLE, OR 8 MILES EAST OF WINSTON-SALEM,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
GREENSBORO AND KERNERSVILLE AROUND 1030 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JAMESTOWN, WALKERTOWN, SEDGE GARDEN, STOKESDALE, AND SUMMERFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 85 MILE MARKER 33 AND NEAR MILE MARKER 120.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 196 AND 216.
INTERSTATE 73 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 103.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 68.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO, AS A LAST RESORT, EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT, OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3625 8019 3625 7988 3600 7984 3597 8020
3615 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 243DEG 44KT 3615 8012
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
GIH
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