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As of 5:04 PM EDT on September 5, 2008 Tonight...Showers with isolated thunderstorms this evening...then rain with isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times after midnight. Very windy with lows in the mid 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph...increasing to 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Saturday...Rain with isolated thunderstorms until late afternoon... then a chance of rain with isolated thunderstorms late. Rain may be heavy at times until late afternoon. Very windy and humid with highs around 80. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph...becoming south 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain early in the evening...then partly cloudy in the late evening and overnight. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Almanac Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Tornado Watch Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:03 PM EDT on September 05, 2008 Tornado Watch 889 remains in effect until 500 am EDT for the following locations NC . North Carolina counties included are Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Camden Carteret Chowan Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Duplin Edgecombe gates Greene Halifax Harnett Hertford Hoke Hyde Johnston Jones Lenoir Martin Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Pitt Robeson Sampson Scotland Tyrrell Washington Wayne Wilson Back to top Special Weather Statement Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:10 PM EDT on September 5, 2008 ... Band of strong showers and embedded thunderstorms from Bertie County to the North Carolina and Virginia border... At 510 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a band of strong showers and embedded thunderstorms over southern Bertie County... about 12 miles east of Windsor to 38 miles southwest of Rich Square... or from 8 miles west of Edenton to 9 miles southwest of Tarboro... moving north at 24 mph. In addition... numerous other showers extended northward into southeast Virginia. Radar estimates of 1/2 to 1 inch per hour of precipitation is occurring with these showers and storms. Locations that are likely to be affected over the next hour include Aulander... Ahoskie... Rich Square and Gatesville. Lightning and wind gusts to 30 mph are expected in the path of these storms. Heavy rainfall will cause ponding of water on roads and possible localized flooding in low lying areas. Foster Back to top Tropical Storm Warning Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:35 PM EDT on September 5, 2008 ... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect... ... New information... A Tornado Watch is now in effect. ... Areas affected... This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons in... the mid Atlantic coastal waters... Currituck Sound... coastal northeast North Carolina and the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. ... Watches/warnings... Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.Gov on the internet for more information about these additional hazards. Tornado Watch. ... Precautionary/preparedness actions... Have workable flashlights or portable lanterns and a battery- powered radio. Have a supply of spare batteries. Use battery- powered lights instead of candles since fire fighters and emergency personnel may not be able to reach you during the storm. Boat owners should take action now to secure their boats. If out on the open water... make way to seek safe Harbor. Be especially cautious near inlet entrances where the incoming swell could become steep when the tide is falling. ... Storm surge and storm tide... Storm surge flooding of 1 to 2 feet above normal tide levels can be expected on Saturday. This could cause moderate flooding at times of high tide on Saturday. ... Winds... Sustained tropical storm force winds are expected to spread north through the region Saturday morning with the strongest winds Saturday afternoon and evening in the 30 to 40 mph range with gusts up to 55 mph. ... Tornadoes... A potential will exist for tornadoes as Hanna approaches. The threat will be highest late tonight continuing into Saturday as the storm passes. A Tornado Watch is in effect for the area. ... Next update... This statement will be updated around 9 PM. Back to top
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