Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:37PM EDT until July 28 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Issue date: 2026-07-28T23:37+00:00
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Southern Orange County in central North Carolina... West central Wake County in central North Carolina... Eastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Durham County in central North Carolina... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 736 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mebane, or 8 miles southeast of Graham, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Carrboro, and Mebane. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 165. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 146 and 162, between Mile Markers 259 and 278, and between Mile Markers 290 and 293. Interstate 440 near Mile Marker 1. US 1 between Mile Markers 80 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 5.
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Issue date: 2026-07-28T23:30+00:00
At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Randleman, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Randleman, Siler City, Pleasant Garden, Liberty, Staley, Climax, Forest Oaks, Snow Camp, and Randleman Regional Reservior Marina. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 33 and 35, and between Mile Markers 120 and 126. Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 83 and 98. Interstate 74 near Mile Marker 79.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 6:50PM EDT until July 29 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Issue date: 2026-07-28T22:50+00:00
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.
