WWUS52 KRAH 150758
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
258 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008

NCC101-150815-
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-081115T0815Z/
JOHNSTON NC-
256 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EST FOR EASTERN
JOHNSTON COUNTY...

AT 252 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FOUR OAKS...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF 
SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL TRACK JUST
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 95 AND APPROACH THE HIGHWAY 70 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 
SMITHFIELD AND PRINCETON...VERY CLOSE TO PINE LEVEL. THERE HAVE BEEN 
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHERN SAMPSON AND SOUTHERN 
JOHNSTON COUNTY...INCLUDING DAMAGE TO HOMES. 

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... SELMA...PINE LEVEL...
PRINCETON...MICRO AND KENLY.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW! IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERIOR WALLS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING 
FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3532 7826 3531 7834 3535 7846 3539 7850
      3567 7825 3561 7813 3560 7812 3560 7811
      3558 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 225DEG 39KT 3543 7831

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