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Tornado Watch for North Carolina Counties

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Tornado Watch for North Carolina Counties

until 8:00 PM EST, Wed., Jan 30, 2013

Other affected areas: 

ELBERT, GA;  FRANKLIN, GA;  HABERSHAM, GA;  HART, GA;  RABUN, GA;  STEPHENS, GA;  ALEXANDER, NC;  AVERY, NC;  BUNCOMBE, NC;  BURKE, NC;  CABARRUS, NC;  CALDWELL, NC;  CATAWBA, NC;  CLEVELAND, NC;  DAVIE, NC;  GASTON, NC;  HENDERSON, NC;  IREDELL, NC;  LINCOLN, NC;  MC DOWELL, NC;  MECKLENBURG, NC;  MITCHELL, NC;  POLK, NC;  ROWAN, NC;  RUTHERFORD, NC;  TRANSYLVANIA, NC;  UNION, NC;  YANCEY, NC;  ABBEVILLE, SC;  ANDERSON, SC;  CHEROKEE, SC;  CHESTER, SC;  GREENVILLE, SC;  GREENWOOD, SC;  LAURENS, SC;  OCONEE, SC;  PICKENS, SC;  SPARTANBURG, SC;  UNION, SC;  YORK, SC

Issued by The National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 3:39 PM EST

TORNADO WATCH 21 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

ELBERT FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HART RABUN STEPHENS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

CABARRUS CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG ROWAN UNION

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

ALEXANDER AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL CATAWBA HENDERSON MCDOWELL MITCHELL POLK RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY

IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG UNION YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF… ABBEVILLE… ANDERSON… ASHEVILLE… BAKERSVILLE… BREVARD… BURNSVILLE… CARNESVILLE… CHARLOTTE… CHESTER… CLARKESVILLE… CLAYTON… COLUMBUS… CONCORD… EASLEY… ELBERTON… GAFFNEY… GASTONIA… GREENVILLE… GREENWOOD… HARTWELL… HENDERSONVILLE… HICKORY… LAURENS… LINCOLNTON… MARION… MOCKSVILLE… MONROE… MOORESVILLE… MORGANTON… NEWLAND… NEWTON… ROCK HILL… RUTHERFORDTON… SALISBURY… SHELBY… SPARTANBURG… STATESVILLE… TAYLORSVILLE… TOCCOA… UNION AND WALHALLA.

 

Wind Advisory for Stanly County

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There is a wind advisory alert for Stanly County until 4 am Thursday, January 31.

Other affected Counties are:

Person, NC;  Granville, NC;  Vance, NC;  Warren, NC;  Halifax, NC;  Forsyth, NC;  Guilford, NC;  Alamance, NC;  Orange, NC;  Durham, NC;  Franklin, NC;  Nash, NC;  Edgecombe, NC;  Davidson, NC;  Randolph, NC; Chatham, NC;  Wake, NC;  Johnston, NC;  Wilson, NC;  Stanly, NC;  Montgomery, NC;  Moore, NC;  Lee, NC; Harnett, NC;  Wayne, NC;  Anson, NC;  Richmond, NC;  Scotland, NC;  Hoke, NC;  Cumberland, NC; Sampson, NC

Issued by The National Weather Service
Raleigh/Durham, NC

Wed, Jan 30, 2013, 3:34 PM EST

… WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY…

* LOCATION… ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* WINDS… SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING… WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION… AND THE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELED AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS… THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND BY WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE HANDLING OF VEHICLES… ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

… VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING…

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING.

 

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