Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 6:03PM EDT until September 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 3:03pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Clayton, or 12
miles southeast of Raleigh, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Wendell, Flowers, and Lake
Benson.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 298 and 312.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 8 and 16.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 14 and 24.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Johnston, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov