Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
003 WUUS52 KRAH 182146 SVRRAH NCC101-183-182230- /O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0293.260918T2146Z-260918T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 546 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Wake County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 545 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Wake Forest, or 7 miles northeast of Raleigh, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Wake Forest, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Wendell, Rolesville, Flowers, Lake Benson, and Falls Lake. 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 10 and 24. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent 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. && LAT...LON 3595 7866 3597 7844 3563 7829 3559 7867 TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 353DEG 20KT 3587 7853 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ LH