Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 5:41PM EDT until May 5 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 2:41pm
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 540 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Elm City, or 7 miles southeast of Rocky Mount, moving northeast at 20
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...
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Sharpsburg, Pinetops,
Macclesfield, Speed, Leggett, and Kingsboro.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Edgecombe, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC