North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 17:13

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 8:13PM EDT until July 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 5:13pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina... Wake County in central North Carolina... West central Wilson County in central North Carolina... North central Johnston County in central North Carolina... Southern Durham County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Franklin County in central North Carolina... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 812 PM EDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms, with one located near RDU International, or 8 miles northwest of Raleigh, moving southeast at 15 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, Wilson, Wake Forest, Garner, Zebulon, Bailey, Bunn, and RDU International. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 near Mile Marker 121. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 278 and 306. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 95 and 101. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 37. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 11.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Durham, NC; Franklin, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Wake, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC