**UPDATE** The National Weather Service has officially cleared the tornado warning for Orange County.
HERE'S THE LATEST:#ThunderstormWarning active for #ChapelHill until 5:45 p.m.#TornadoWarning for #OCNC has been officially cleared by @NWSRaleigh
More cells likely to come through the area tonight. Stay tuned for more updates.@OCNCGOV @UNC @chccs pic.twitter.com/k6Yip1Y5PH
— Town of Chapel Hill (@chapelhillgov) April 19, 2019
**UPDATE** Following the reports of a tornado touching down near Hillsborough, the tornado warning has been extended until 5:15 p.m.
Tornado Warning including Hillsborough NC, Efland NC until 5:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/K1qqEo6waS
— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) April 19, 2019
**UPDATE** A tornado warning has been issued for Orange County until 5:00 p.m.
Tornado Warning including Hillsborough NC, Rougemont NC, Efland NC until 5:00 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/wRxKEeuTVX
— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) April 19, 2019
**UPDATE** A tornado warning has been issued for Chatham and Alamance counties until 3:45 p.m.
Tornado Warning including Siler City NC, Liberty NC, Ramseur NC until 3:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/rpwgJj275p
— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) April 19, 2019
Tornado Warning including Burlington NC, Graham NC, Elon NC until 3:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/dcAyBOYJVV
— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) April 19, 2019
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.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia until 5 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/fFOIeTzSb2
— NWS Raleigh (@NWSRaleigh) April 19, 2019
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