Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 8:12PM EDT until July 7 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 7, 2026 - 5:12pm
Expires:
July 7, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Raleigh, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Garner, Clayton, Zebulon,
Franklinton, Bunn, and RDU International.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 283 and 309.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 1 and 24.
US 1 between Mile Markers 90 and 101.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 22.
the Durham Freeway near Mile Marker 2.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Johnston, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov