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Area under Severe TStorm Warning

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:33 pm EDT, Fri., Jul. 17, 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… CURRITUCK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA…
* UNTIL [...]

Severe Storms Moving Through Area

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

National Weather Service radar indicates that a line of severe thunderstorms is currently moving through the area. The line of storms extends from Virginia Beach, southwest toward Edenton and Central North Carolina.
The storms will be affecting the following localities within 30 minutes:
Chesapeake, Va
Moyock, NC
Currituck, NC
Maple, NC
Shawboro, NC
Camden, NC
Elizabeth City, NC
Hertford, NC
Edenton, NC
Areas east of [...]

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By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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Tornado Watch Expires 7 pm

By The Independent ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

At approximately 2:10pm EDT, the National Weather Service office in Wakefield, Virginia issued a Tornado Watch for the following counties / municipalities in Northeastern NC and Southeastern VA:
North Carolina -
Bertie Co.
Camden Co.
Chowan Co.
Currituck Co.
Gates Co.
Hertford Co.
Northhampton Co.
Pasquotank Co.
Perquimans Co.
Virginia -
Brunswick
Charles City
Chesapeake
Dinwiddie
Gloucester
Greensville
Hampton
James City
Isle of Wight
Lancaster
Mathews
Middlesex
New Kent
Newport News
Norfolk
Northumberland
Portsmouth
Prince George
Southampton
Suffolk
Surry
Sussex
Virginia Beach
York
A Tornado Watch is in effect until [...]

August Deadline for Volunteer Nominations

By The Independent ⋅ July 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, which is managed by the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.
Submissions will be due to the County Coordinator by Friday, August 28, 2009. The winners will be recognized during a luncheon in November.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES & INFORMATION
Who [...]

Special Weather Statement Issued

By The Independent ⋅ July 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
11 pm EDT, Sun., Jul. 5, 2009
… SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 1 AM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVIEST JUST NORTH OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
AREAS FROM AHOSKIE ON [...]

Space Station visible Mon. & Tues.

By The Independent ⋅ July 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The International Space Station will be visible to area residents three times Monday and Tuesday of the coming week.
* At 10:43 p.m. Monday evening, the space station will be visible for approximately 5 minutes. The Space Station will appear as a solid white light rising in the West and moving to the north-northeast approximately [...]

Pierce, Doris B. - Obituary

By The Independent ⋅ April 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunbury resident
Doris Ann Berry Pierce, 49, of 11 Bank Street, died Monday, April 13, 2009 in her home. Mrs. Pierce was born in Hamburg, Iowa and was the daughter of the late June Hill Evans. She was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a brother, Randy Berry. Surviving [...]