iNWS Alert

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
111 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Wake County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Southern Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 110 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Cary, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, RDU International, Apex, Morrisville,
Crosswinds Campground, William B Umstead State Park, Parkwood, and
Jordan Lake.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 275 and 293.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 12.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 16.
US 1 between Mile Markers 98 and 101.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 6.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3606 7874 3589 7858 3580 7859 3568 7896
3583 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 234DEG 22KT 3581 7892

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH