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nynraleigh · 12-10-2008, 01:19 PM

Durham: Flash Flood Watch from 12:00 a.m., Dec 11 until 6:00 p.m., Dec 11

Orange: Flash Flood Watch from 12:00 a.m., Dec 11 until 6:00 p.m., Dec 11

Wake: Flash Flood Watch from 12:00 a.m., Dec 11 until 6:00 p.m., Dec 11

uncletupelo · 12-10-2008, 01:38 PM

this is when i am so glad that we have a basement

CarolinaCowboy · 12-10-2008, 01:58 PM

I'm supposed to drive from Cary, to Fairfax, VA, leaving here at 2 pm tomorrow. From the forecast it looks like I'll be in for a fun drive, as this is supposed to be the peak hours of the storm.

mecha51 · 12-10-2008, 02:25 PM

So I live with my family in a particularly hilly area of Wake Forest. Does this make a bit of difference?? I've always believed that tornadoes have trouble forming in hilly areas, hence the frequency on the plains.

Does anyone know if there is any truth to this?

skaternum · 12-10-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CarolinaCowboy

Or, you get into your vehicle where you can be out in the open and see it coming and avoid it. Most tornadoes here are quite narrow. You see a funnel cloud coming down, your drive the opposite direction.

This is really bad advice. Tornadoes can change direction extremely quickly, giving an already panicky driver no time to make a good decision or even get out of the way.

Exit MA Now · 12-10-2008, 03:10 PM

I love my weather radio for times like this.

mm34b · 12-10-2008, 03:19 PM

Updated every 2 minutes by county.

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina Issued by the National Weather Service

MAtoNC! · 12-11-2008, 01:57 AM

I signed up for Sign up for WRAL WeatherCall :: WRAL.com and I plan to get a weather radio.

CaliBoy · 12-11-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by skaternum

This is really bad advice. Tornadoes can change direction extremely quickly, giving an already panicky driver no time to make a good decision or even get out of the way.

With all due respect, given the choice of being on foot or in a vehicle, I'll choose the vehicle. Panicky, I am not. Though I would rather not be on the road with a panicky driver. Though considering what I have witnessed of NC drivers during a casual rainstorm, I would not even recommend that advice either.

Exit MA Now · 12-11-2008, 04:30 AM

Looks like it's gonna be a rough one folks. Pay attention and hang on.