North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 16:12

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 7:12PM EDT until July 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 4:12pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Western Orange County in central North Carolina... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 712 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burlington, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Mebane, Elon, Gibsonville, Haw River, Swepsonville, Alamance, and Carr. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 near Mile Marker 163. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 139 and 162, and near Mile Marker 259.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Alamance, NC; Orange, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC