A tornado warning issued in North Carolina this afternoon included the Chapel Hill and Durham areas surprised many residents.
Emergency: The University has activated the sirens. Chapel Hill and Carrboro under a tornado warning http://t.co/EKgCvliXBQ
— UNC Police (@UNCPolice) January 11, 2014
New #tornado warning includes Chapel Hill and Durham in NC until 2:15 pm ET: http://t.co/E8jybXZHPb
— TWC Breaking (@TWCBreaking) January 11, 2014
TORNADO WARNED STORM HEADING TOWARDS LOCATIONS IMPACTED CHAPEL HILL…PITTSBORO…CARRBORO…APEX…HOLLY SPRINGS.
— Alyssa Corfont (@weatherAC) January 11, 2014
TORNADO warning continues for S Orange & extreme N Chatham. Moving NE at 55. Carrboro & Chapel Hill head to shelter! pic.twitter.com/J1EqSxrmL1
— Nate Johnson (@nsj) January 11, 2014
Reaction to the scary experience that was new to many people:
Tornado warnings in Chapel Hill? #WhatInTheBlueHell
— Anas Siraj (@asirajofficial) January 11, 2014
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https://twitter.com/CarsonNArthur/status/422074892088258560
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Never heard tornado sirens until today! Now I know what it feels like to live in the midwest everyday! #midwestmustsucks
— MK (@MichaelJCKhoury) January 11, 2014
Real question: does North Carolina even have tornado sirens? I've never heard one testing.
— this forest crushes fash (@bohemianfaith) January 11, 2014
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https://twitter.com/Wy_Cat/status/422074833531179008
"A tornado is coming, take cover now" just rang over the air raid sirens. Time to go lift in a tornado.
— Matt (@nevvms) January 11, 2014
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I've never in my life heard tornado sirens until today. Idk are we supposed to do something or can I just take a nap…?
— Andy (@AndyRantz) January 11, 2014
lol tornado sirens going off in chapel hill and naturally….. pic.twitter.com/LvQT12tcuJ
— Ally (@ally_mickler) January 11, 2014
The warning has been lifted for some areas.
TORNADO WARNING FOR CHATHAM & ORANGE HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
— Alyssa Corfont (@weatherAC) January 11, 2014
Tornado hazard has passed for Orange County, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill. No touchdown, but trees and some power lines down. Use caution
— OCEmergency Services (@ocncemergency) January 11, 2014
Be safe, everyone. And be smart.
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