The Weather Thread | Severe Flooding at Carolina Beach, Tornado Warnings in Eastern NC

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The Tar River is already spilling over its banks in portions of Rocky Mount, especially at Sunset Park and along River Drive, but the city is saying to expect only minor flooding. We shall see. A lot of people here still have vivid memories of the Hurricane Floyd flood so they get real nervous when the river starts getting high.
 
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The Tar River is already spilling over its banks in portions of Rocky Mount, especially at Sunset Park and along River Drive, but the city is saying to expect only minor flooding. We shall see. A lot of people here still have vivid memories of the Hurricane Floyd flood so they get real nervous when the river starts getting high.
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Good luck and stay safe
 
All the schools around here are closing tomorrow. Guess we'll wait and see when Debby decides to finally come on shore. Right now the sun is out here.
 
WRAL has shifted the "extreme" rain over to the Triad etc Thank goodness it is not "floyd " for ENC
 
Tornado on the ground confirmed in Wayne County.

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
221 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2024

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 300 AM EDT.

* AT 220 AM EDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SNOW HILL, OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF FARMVILLE, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EUREKA AROUND 225 AM EDT.
BLACK CREEK AROUND 235 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SARATOGA, LUCAMA, BLACK CREEK, EUREKA, AND STANTONSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 613 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

CUMBERLAND EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN
GRANVILLE HALIFAX HARNETT
JOHNSTON NASH SAMPSON
VANCE WAKE WARREN
WAYNE WILSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGIER, APEX, BUIES CREEK, CARY, CLAYTON, CLINTON, CREEDMOOR, DUNN, ENFIELD, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HENDERSON, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, OXFORD, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROSEBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, SPRING LAKE, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON, AND WILSON.
 
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
East central Wake County in central North Carolina...
North central Johnston County in central North Carolina...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 315 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Zebulon, or 17 miles north of Smithfield, moving west at 40 mph.

HAZARD... Tornado.

SOURCE... Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT... Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Zebulon around 320 AM EDT.
Raleigh around 325 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Wendell, Knightdale, and Emit.
 
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