A tornado is on the ground just east of the Saxapahaw area. Heavy rain is starting to move into Raleigh.Д¦:50 a.m.: The tornado warnings in Durham and Alamance counties have expired.Д¦:45 a.m.: Tornado warnings are in effect for Person and Granville counties until 7:15 a.m. The tornado threat has lessened in Hillsborough and the warning is about to expire. A thunderstorm will likely be issued for Wake and Durham counties soon.Д¦:55 a.m.: The main tornado threat has moved out of Person County and into Granville County. Reports of 60 mph winds have been reported west of the Triangle.Д§:00 a.m.: Hoke, Lee, Moore, Harnett and Cumberland counties are now under severe thunderstorm warnings. Velocity speeds of 50-60 miles per hour were reported.Д§:05 a.m.: The most severe storms should impact the Triangle soon. The tornado was first spotted 10 miles south of Graham, moving in a northeast direction.

About 160,000 in North Carolina are without power, the majority west of the Triangle.Д§:15 a.m.: CNN is reporting at least 13 people have died in storms in the South, including someone in Oconee County, South Carolina.Д§:10 a.m.: A tornado hit in southeast Alamance County, WXII reports.

Areas around Southern Pines have already seen the worst of the storms.Д§:20 a.m.: A tornado warning in Granville County has expired. The threat, however, is not over, and people should stay home and watch the weather.Д§:25 a.m.: Hoke, Cumberland, Harnett and Moore counties are included in a new tornado warning until 7:45 a.m. No severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for the Triangle yet, and no tornadoes appear to be forming here, Elizabeth Gardner said. Another tree fell on a home on Rives Chapel Church Road in Siler City.Д§:30 a.m.: Isolated flooding was reported in Roxboro, where a car became trapped in floodwaters. The threat of storms is out of North Carolina and extensive cleanup is underway.ДЄround 235,000 North Carolinians were without power at 10 a.m., and there were dozens of reports of downed trees and power lines across multiple counties.Д§:40 a.m.: The tornado warnings in Hoke, Cumberland, Harnett and Moore counties have been canceled.Д§:35 a.m.: WRAL News received a report of a tree on a house on Hawkins Avenue in Sanford, where a child was injured and taken to the hospital. Report an outage by texting OUT to 57801. Hundreds of thousands have lost power in North Carolina.Tornadoes touched down in western Orange County close to Hillsborough and in Alamance County south of Graham. Twelve counties in our viewing area saw tornado warnings come and go throughout the morning.One person died in North Carolina, in Davidson County.

At least 19 people have been killed in severe weather in the South.

Wet grounds and strong winds could bring down trees and cause power outages all day. A wind advisory is in effect until 4 p.m.A tornado watch for most of the state has been canceled.At least one person died in North Carolina due to the severe weather. A band of dangerous storms moved across the state Monday morning, spawning tornadoes, bringing down trees and powerlines and creating power outages.

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