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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1055 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Alamance County in central North Carolina...
  Moore County in central North Carolina...
  Western Orange County in central North Carolina...
  Montgomery County in central North Carolina...
  Eastern Randolph County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Guilford County in central North Carolina...
  Western Lee County in central North Carolina...
  Chatham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 1130 AM EDT.

* At 1055 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southeast of Greensboro to Seagrove to 7
  miles northeast of Ansonville, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Greensboro, Burlington, Sanford, Asheboro, Graham, Southern Pines,
  Randleman, Pittsboro, Troy, and Carthage.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 122 and 131.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 132 and 161, between Mile Markers
219 and 221, and between Mile Markers 224 and 226.
 US 1 between Mile Markers 69 and 72.
 Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 36 and 89, and between Mile
Markers 91 and 93.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.

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LAT...LON 3620 7916 3567 7910 3520 7935 3518 7970
      3517 7971 3518 7984 3518 7985 3516 7990
      3516 7998 3515 8000 3514 8007 3517 8005
      3520 8007 3552 7985 3603 7982
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 255DEG 41KT 3598 7976 3554 7979 3516 8000 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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