North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 18:12

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 9:12PM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 6:12pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Wayne County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Harnett County in central North Carolina... Southern Wake County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Wilson County in central North Carolina... Johnston County in central North Carolina... East central Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 911 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles south of Bailey to near Smithfield to near Fuquay-Varina, 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, Cary, Goldsboro, Smithfield, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Dunn, Angier, and Benson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 116 and 77. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 302 and 332. US 1 between Mile Markers 81 and 94.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Chatham, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Wake, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC