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WFUS52 KRAH 212203
TORRAH
NCC037-123-125-151-212230-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
603 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.
* AT 603 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BISCOE, OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF TROY, MOVING EAST
AT 20 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN MOORE, NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY, SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH
AND SOUTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS... HIGHFALLS, HARPERS CROSSROADS, STEEDS, STAR, AND
ROBBINS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 73 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 47 AND 60.
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 3532 7979 3550 7983 3561 7945 3535 7939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 258DEG 19KT 3543 7973
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
CA
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