North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 10:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 1:11PM EDT until July 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 10:11am
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Wake County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Southern Durham County in central North Carolina... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 110 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Cary, moving northeast at 25 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, RDU International, Apex, Morrisville, Crosswinds Campground, William B Umstead State Park, Parkwood, and Jordan Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 275 and 293. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 12. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 16. US 1 between Mile Markers 98 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 6.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC