North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/18/2026 13:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 4:26PM EDT until September 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 18, 2026 - 1:26pm
Expires: 
September 18, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Orange County in central North Carolina... Northern Lee County in central North Carolina... Eastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carrboro, or 7 miles south of Chapel Hill, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sanford, Pittsboro, Carrboro, Crosswinds Boating Center, Crosswinds Campground, Jordan Lake, Jordan Lake State Rec Area, Bynum, Seaforth Boat Dock, and Moncure. This includes US 1 between Mile Markers 70 and 86.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Chatham, NC; Lee, NC; Orange, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov