Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
707 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

NCZ008-025-026-040>042-076-077-220000-
Lee NC-Johnston NC-Chatham NC-Franklin NC-Durham NC-Harnett NC-
Wake NC-Granville NC-
707 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARNETT...SOUTHERN
GRANVILLE...NORTHEASTERN LEE...WAKE...NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON...EASTERN
CHATHAM...SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Butner to near Durham to 9 miles southeast of
Pittsboro to 10 miles west of Lillington. Movement was northeast at
35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Smithfield, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Lillington,
Wake Forest, Garner, and Fuquay-Varina.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 177 and 192.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 274 and 322.
 Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
 Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
 US 1 between Mile Markers 80 and 101.
 the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 7853 3613 7830 3592 7835 3554 7831
      3531 7905 3561 7909 3587 7899 3617 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 242DEG 28KT 3614 7879 3590 7893 3564 7903 3541
7900

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

CA

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
701 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

NCZ007>010-026-041-220000-
Franklin NC-Vance NC-Person NC-Warren NC-Wake NC-Granville NC-
701 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PERSON...VANCE...
WARREN...GRANVILLE...NORTH CENTRAL WAKE AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
over Durham to Butner, or near Creedmoor, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Henderson, Oxford, Creedmoor, Warrenton, Wake Forest, Butner,
Franklinton, Norlina, Kittrell, and Youngsville.

This includes Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 186 and 233.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 7845 3604 7875 3607 7875 3609 7881
      3623 7880 3624 7893 3654 7845 3654 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 256DEG 36KT 3619 7874

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

PWB