North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/28/2026 15:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 6:50PM EDT until July 29 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 530 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ANSON CHATHAM CUMBERLAND DURHAM EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GRANVILLE HARNETT HOKE JOHNSTON LEE MONTGOMERY MOORE NASH ORANGE RICHMOND SAMPSON SCOTLAND WAKE WAYNE WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ANGIER, APEX, BUIES CREEK, CAMP MACKALL, CARRBORO, CARTHAGE, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CLAYTON, CLINTON, CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM, ELLERBE, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HILLSBOROUGH, HOPE MILLS, KNIGHTDALE, LAURINBURG, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, OXFORD, PINEHURST, PITTSBORO, POLKTON, PRINCEVILLE, RAEFORD, RALEIGH, ROCKINGHAM, ROCKY MOUNT, ROSEBORO, ROUGEMONT, SANFORD, SELMA, SILER CITY, SMITHFIELD, SOUTHERN PINES, SPRING HOPE, SPRING LAKE, TARBORO, TROY, WADESBORO, WAGRAM, WAKE FOREST, AND WILSON.
Area Description: 
Anson, NC; Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Durham, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Nash, NC; Orange, NC; Richmond, NC; Sampson, NC; Scotland, NC; Wake, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov