Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 11 at 11:43AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 11, 2026 - 8:43am
Expires:
October 11, 2026 - 9:45am
Description:
At 1142 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hillsborough to 6
miles south of Sanford. Movement was northeast at 30 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...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Oxford, Roxboro, Hillsborough,
Creedmoor, Pittsboro, and Wake Forest.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 205.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 154 and 162, and between Mile
Markers 259 and 310.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
US 1 between Mile Markers 71 and 101.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Doppler radar has indicated rotation within these storms. If any of
the storms intensify and rotation strengthens, a warning may need to
be issued.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central North
Carolina.
Area Description:
Person; Granville; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Chatham; Wake; Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov