BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
424 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 418 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF TURKEY…OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CLINTON…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING…1…8 7 7…6 3 3…6 7 7 2 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
