North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 19:27

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 10:27PM EDT until July 18 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 7:27pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Wake County in central North Carolina... Northern Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 1027 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Garner, or 13 miles south of Raleigh, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Garner, Clayton, Zebulon, Knightdale, Wendell, Emit, Lake Wheeler, Flowers, and Lake Benson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 302 and 314. Interstate 440 near Mile Marker 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 24 and 24. NC Highway 264 near Mile Marker 20.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Johnston, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC