North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 19:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 10:52PM EDT until July 19 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 7:52pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina... East central Wake County in central North Carolina... North central Johnston County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Franklin County in central North Carolina... * Until midnight EDT. * At 1052 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Zebulon, or 18 miles east of Raleigh, 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... Nashville, Zebulon, Bailey, Bunn, Wendell, Spring Hope, Middlesex, Castalia, Pilot, and Emit. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 132 and 127. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 33.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Franklin, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC