Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 1:49PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 10:49am
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 149 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Dortches
to near Zebulon. Movement was east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Nashville, Halifax, Zebulon, Dortches,
Bailey, Bunn, Red Oak, and Enfield.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 173 and 132.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 32.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Halifax; Franklin; Nash; Edgecombe; Wake; Johnston
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov