According to the NOAA weather, a torado watch is issued for Cumberland, Edgecombe, Hoke, Johnston, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne and Wilson counties.
Stay tuned to local weather and have your emergency plan in place.
Know the signs of a tornado:
Strong, persistent rotation in the cloud base. Whirling dust or debris on the ground under a cloud base -- tornadoes sometimes have no funnel! Hail or heavy rain followed by either dead calm or a fast, intense wind shift. Many tornadoes are wrapped in heavy precipitation and can't be seen. Day or night - Loud, continuous roar or rumble, which doesn't fade in a few seconds like thunder. Night - Small, bright, blue-green to white flashes at ground level near a thunderstorm (as opposed to silvery lightning up in the clouds). These mean power lines are being snapped by very strong wind, maybe a tornado. Night - Persistent lowering from the cloud base, illuminated or silhouetted by lightning -- especially if it is on the ground or there is a blue-green-white power flash underneath. Read more tips and facts on the tornado safety web page here.
