**UPDATE** The National Weather Service has officially cleared the tornado warning for Orange County.

**UPDATE** Following the reports of a tornado touching down near Hillsborough, the tornado warning has been extended until 5:15 p.m.

**UPDATE** A tornado warning has been issued for Orange County until 5:00 p.m.

**UPDATE** A tornado warning has been issued for Chatham and Alamance counties until 3:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia on Friday morning.

The towns of Burlington, Graham, and Mebane had previously been under a tornado warning until 10:30 a.m. on Friday with a portion of Orange County west of Hillsborough included in that warning.

This latest tornado watch from the National Weather Service extends until 5:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.

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