North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 17:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:17PM EDT until June 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 5:17pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Wayne County in central North Carolina... Northern Sampson County in central North Carolina... Harnett County in central North Carolina... Cumberland County in central North Carolina... South central Wake County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Johnston County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Hoke County in central North Carolina... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 815 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pope AFB, or 8 miles northeast of Fort Bragg, moving northeast at 45 mph. This storm has a history of producing wind damage. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fayetteville, Lillington, Fort Bragg, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Dunn, Angier, Benson, Godwin, and Pope AFB. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 90 and 41. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 311 and 351.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Johnston, NC; Sampson, NC; Wake, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: 
[email protected]