Tornado Warning !!! North Carolina

909 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2011

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Mainland Hyde County in eastern North Carolina
northeastern Pamlico County in North Carolina
southeastern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina

* until 945 PM EDT

* at 902 PM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
tornado 12 miles southeast of Engelhard...moving northwest at 40
mph. Another possible tornado was located just west of Swan
Quarter.

* Locations impacted include..

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Mainland Hyde County in eastern North Carolina
northeastern Pamlico County in North Carolina
southeastern Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina

* until 945 PM EDT

* at 902 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
tornado 12 miles southeast of Engelhard... moving northwest at 40
mph. Another possible tornado was located just west of Swan
Quarter.

* Locations impacted include...
Engelhard... Middletown...
Lake Landing... Nebraska...
Fairfield...
Pamlico Beach...

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.

Nighttime tornadoes are extremely dangerous as they are difficult to
see. Take cover now. Do not seek visual confirmation.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado making it difficult to see. Do
not wait to see or hear the tornado. Take cover now.

Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by
calling... 1... 8 0 0... 8 8 9... 6 8 8 9 or notify your local law
enforcement agency.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 am EDT Saturday morning
for eastern North Carolina.


Lat... Lon 3536 7606 3532 7615 3536 7625 3531 7628
      3539 7634 3534 7634 3518 7656 3515 7653
      3516 7659 3519 7656 3535 7667 3534 7658
      3538 7657 3542 7670 3553 7675 3563 7629
      3560 7621 3567 7613 3554 7591
time... Mot... loc 0107z 129deg 33kt 3541 7587