Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Ledbetter, NC ∙ Laurinburg, NC ∙ Dobbins Heights, NC ∙ Rockingham, NC ∙ Scotch Meadows, NC ∙ Hamlet, NC ∙ Laurinburg Maxton Airport, NC ∙ Laurel Hill, NC ∙ Rockingham Hamlet Airport, NC ∙ Wagram, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 350 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Scotland County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Richmond County in central North Carolina... South central Hoke County in central North Carolina... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hamlet, or near Rockingham, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Laurinburg, Rockingham, Hamlet, Maxton, Dobbins Heights, Wagram, Gibson, East Laurinburg, East Rockingham, and Laurel Hill. 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. && LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 7973 3490 7981 3506 7969 3486 7925 3483 7927 3484 7928 3484 7935 3483 7935 3482 7936 3477 7933 3463 7946 3463 7947 TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 307DEG 23KT 3494 7968 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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