Tornado Warning 48, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WWUS52 KRAH 271857
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
257 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCC105-271915-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080827T1915Z/
LEE NC-
255 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
LEE COUNTY...

AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SANFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH.

THE STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG HIGHWAY 1 TOWARDS THE LEE COUNTY 
AIRPORT. 

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS 
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY 
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU 
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE 
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3548 7925 3556 7921 3556 7920 3557 7919
      3557 7920 3560 7915 3556 7905 3545 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 217DEG 11KT 3551 7917

$$

JO

000 
WWUS52 KRAH 271906
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
306 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

NCC105-271916-
/O.EXP.KRAH.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080827T1915Z/
LEE NC-
306 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 315 PM
EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

IF YOU EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEATHER PLEASE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG 
TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR 
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3548 7925 3556 7921 3556 7920 3557 7919
      3557 7920 3560 7915 3556 7905 3545 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 217DEG 11KT 3554 7915

$$

JFB