Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:54PM EDT until August 9 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 1:54pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Wayne County in central North Carolina...
Southern Johnston County in central North Carolina...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benson, or 10
miles southwest of Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Goldsboro, Benson, Four Oaks, Princeton, Mar-Mac, Nahunta,
Grantham, and Brogden.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 90 and 79.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 324 and 339.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnston, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov