North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/07/2026 13:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 4:43PM EDT until July 7 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 7, 2026 - 1:43pm
Expires: 
July 7, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in central North Carolina... Northern Sampson County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Harnett County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Cumberland County in central North Carolina... Southern Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 443 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast of Benson, or 14 miles south of Smithfield, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Dunn, Benson, Walnut Creek, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Princeton, and Stedman. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 93 and 70. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 327 and 359.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cumberland, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Sampson, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC