Tornado warning issued for Alamance County

A tornado warning is in effect for central Alamance County and northwestern Orange County until 7:30 p.m. July 6, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh.

At 6:38 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mebane, moving southwest at 10 miles per hour. An earlier warning confirmed a tornado over Mebane moving southwest at 10 miles per hour.

At 7:39 p.m., National Weather Service Doppler radar picked up strong thunderstorms across Chatham, Orange, and Alamance counties with wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour…

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