North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/08/2026 15:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:56PM EDT until July 8 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 8, 2026 - 3:56pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Person County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Vance County in central North Carolina... Northern Orange County in central North Carolina... Central Granville County in central North Carolina... Durham County in central North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 655 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rougemont, or 12 miles northeast of Hillsborough, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Durham, Henderson, Oxford, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Butner, Rougemont, Stem, Lake Michie, and Eno River State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 166 and 211. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 10 and 17.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Durham, NC; Granville, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Vance, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC