
686 
WFUS52 KRAH 161912
TORRAH
NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0016.110416T1912Z-110416T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
312 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  EASTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHWESTERN WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT


*AT 310 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER NORTHERN LEE 
COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF SANFORD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND 
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW. 



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOLLY SPRINGS...NEW HILL...
  APEX...CARY...
  LAKE WHEELER...GARNER...
  RALEIGH...

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3552 7871 3542 7900 3560 7920
      3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 238DEG 59KT 3561 7895

$$

13__
714 
WWUS52 KRAH 161918
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
318 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
318 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...
NORTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES...

AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF SANFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. MULTILPLE HOUSES 
HAVE BEEN REPORTED DESTROYED IN LEE COUNTY FROM THIS TORNADO.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. 

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... APEX...CARPENTER...
CARY...MORRISVILLE...LAKE WHEELER...RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK...RDU
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...GARNER AND RALEIGH.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR 
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE 
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3552 7871 3542 7900 3560 7920
      3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 238DEG 59KT 3566 7883

$$

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522 
WWUS52 KRAH 161928
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
328 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC037-063-085-105-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
328 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...EASTERN CHATHAM...
NORTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES...

AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES 
SOUTHWEST OF HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. THERE HAS 
BEEN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED FROM THIS TORNADO.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...RALEIGH AND SURROUNDING 
COMMUNITIES.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR... RALEIGH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3552 7871 3548 7885 3547 7895
      3562 7916 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 238DEG 59KT 3574 7865

$$__
982 
WWUS52 KRAH 161935
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC037-085-105-161943-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHATHAM...NORTHEASTERN LEE AND
NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3555 7875 3560 7899 3563 7899
      3577 7894 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 59KT 3579 7854

$$

NCC063-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN WAKE COUNTIES...

AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY 
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DESTRUCTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE HOLLY 
SPRINGS...LAKE WHEELER...RALEIGH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO 
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE 
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID 
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST 
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

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.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR 
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE 
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3555 7875 3560 7899 3563 7899
      3577 7894 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 59KT 3579 7854

$$

13__
982 
WWUS52 KRAH 161935
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC037-085-105-161943-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-CHATHAM NC-
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHATHAM...NORTHEASTERN LEE AND
NORTH CENTRAL HARNETT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3555 7875 3560 7899 3563 7899
      3577 7894 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 59KT 3579 7854

$$

NCC063-183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-
335 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN WAKE COUNTIES...

AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY 
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DESTRUCTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE HOLLY 
SPRINGS...LAKE WHEELER...RALEIGH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO 
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE 
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID 
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST 
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

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.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR 
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE 
AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3570 7847 3555 7875 3560 7899 3563 7899
      3577 7894 3598 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 59KT 3579 7854

$$

13__
295 
WWUS52 KRAH 161944
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC063-161952-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
DURHAM NC-
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 59KT 3586 7838

$$

NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR WAKE
COUNTY...

AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY 
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DESTRUCTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HOLLY SPRINGS AND 
RALEIGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED. 


HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 59KT 3586 7838

$$

13__
295 
WWUS52 KRAH 161944
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC063-161952-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
DURHAM NC-
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 59KT 3586 7838

$$

NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR WAKE
COUNTY...

AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY 
OFFICIALS WERE TRACKING A DESTRUCTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HOLLY SPRINGS AND 
RALEIGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED. 


HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 59KT 3586 7838

$$

13__
347 
WWUS52 KRAH 161950
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR WAKE
COUNTY...

AT 345 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE WHEELER...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CARY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF RALEIGH.

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.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3555 7875 3565 7884 3576 7892 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 235DEG 50KT 3577 7864

$$

VINCENT__
411 
WWUS52 KRAH 161953
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
353 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC183-162000-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
353 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WAKE COUNTY...

AT 349 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE WHEELER...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CARY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RALEIGH.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3561 7865 3569 7878 3580 7887 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 233DEG 38KT 3577 7867

$$

AMS__
045 
WWUS52 KRAH 162005 RRA
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
405 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NCC183-162013-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/
WAKE NC-
405 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 400 PM
EDT...

THE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THIS TORNADO IS NORTH OF THE 
AREA...WHERE A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3561 7865 3569 7878 3580 7887 3593 7873
      3570 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 233DEG 38KT 3577 7867

$$

13__