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696 
WFUS52 KRAH 162025
TORRAH
NCC069-083-127-185-162115-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0025.110416T2025Z-110416T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN NASH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 422 PM EDT...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS REPORTED A DESTRUCTIVE AND     
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF                   
  LOUISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR...
  LOUISBURG...
  CENTERVILLE...
  ARCOLA...
  AIRLIE...
  LITTLETON...
  ROSEMARY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 3651 7788 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756
      3634 7758 3632 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748
      3593 7802 3623 7834 3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 227DEG 45KT 3605 7829

$$

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746 
WWUS52 KRAH 162039
SVSRAH

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

NCC069-083-127-185-162115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110416T2115Z/
NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC-
439 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN...NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN
NASH COUNTIES...

AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CENTERVILLE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF LOUISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... RED OAK...AVENTON...
ARCOLA...GLENVIEW...AIRLIE...LITTLETON...ENFIELD...ROSEMARY...HALIFAX
AND SOUTH WELDON.

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 3651 7788 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756
      3634 7758 3632 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748
      3593 7802 3623 7834 3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 238DEG 49KT 3615 7812

$$

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630 
WWUS52 KRAH 162057
SVSRAH

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

NCC069-127-162107-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110416T2115Z/
NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-
457 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN NASH
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 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756 3634 7758
      3631 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748 3614 7778
      3614 7781 3614 7789 3619 7794 3618 7798
      3620 7802 3621 7810 3624 7814 3626 7830
      3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 231DEG 41KT 3625 7797

$$

NCC083-185-162115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110416T2115Z/
HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC-
457 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...

AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCOLA...OR 14
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... GLENVIEW...AIRLIE...
LITTLETON...SOUTH WELDON...ROSEMARY AND HALIFAX.

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 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756 3634 7758
      3631 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748 3614 7778
      3614 7781 3614 7789 3619 7794 3618 7798
      3620 7802 3621 7810 3624 7814 3626 7830
      3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 231DEG 41KT 3625 7797

$$

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630 
WWUS52 KRAH 162057
SVSRAH

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

NCC069-127-162107-
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110416T2115Z/
NASH NC-FRANKLIN NC-
457 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN NASH
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 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756 3634 7758
      3631 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748 3614 7778
      3614 7781 3614 7789 3619 7794 3618 7798
      3620 7802 3621 7810 3624 7814 3626 7830
      3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 231DEG 41KT 3625 7797

$$

NCC083-185-162115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110416T2115Z/
HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC-
457 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...

AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCOLA...OR 14
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... GLENVIEW...AIRLIE...
LITTLETON...SOUTH WELDON...ROSEMARY AND HALIFAX.

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 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756 3634 7758
      3631 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748 3614 7778
      3614 7781 3614 7789 3619 7794 3618 7798
      3620 7802 3621 7810 3624 7814 3626 7830
      3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 231DEG 41KT 3625 7797

$$

JO__
659 
WWUS52 KRAH 162110
SVSRAH

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

NCC083-185-162115-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110416T2115Z/
HALIFAX NC-WARREN NC-
510 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...

AT 508 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AIRLIE...OR 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE RAPIDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SOUTH WELDON...ROSEMARY
HALIFAX AND ROANOKE RAPIDS.

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 3648 7777 3648 7770 3636 7756 3634 7758
      3631 7757 3631 7751 3629 7748 3614 7778
      3614 7781 3614 7789 3619 7794 3618 7798
      3620 7802 3621 7810 3624 7814 3626 7830
      3652 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 231DEG 42KT 3635 7781

$$

JO__