Tornado Warning Sampson County, NC

Issued: 5:04 PM EST Feb. 24, 2016 – National Weather Service

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... 
  southeastern Hoke County in central North Carolina... 
  Cumberland County in central North Carolina... 
  eastern Harnett County in central North Carolina... 
  northwestern Sampson County in central North Carolina... 

* until 530 PM EST
    
* at 503 PM EST... Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous storm was located
  over Buie... or near Red Springs... and moving northeast at 65 mph.

In addition to a tornado... Golf Ball size hail and destructive
straight line winds up to 75 mph are expected with this storm. This
is an extremely dangerous supercell thunderstorm.

* Locations impacted include... 
  Fayetteville... Raeford... Lillington... Fort Bragg... Dunn... Godwin... 
  Pope AFB... Antioch... Hope Mills and Spring Lake.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

Take cover now. Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are in a Mobile
home or outdoors... move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.


Lat... Lon 3484 7935 3488 7934 3552 7871 3545 7862
      3531 7854 3526 7849 3526 7838 3515 7824
      3485 7863 3485 7883 3483 7890 3490 7894
      3495 7904 3483 7919
time... Mot... loc 2203z 220deg 56kt 3475 7913 


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