Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 23 at 2:47AM EDT until July 23 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 11:47pm
Expires:
July 23, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
SVRRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Wilson County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina...
* Until 330 AM EDT.
* At 247 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Smithfield, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Smithfield, Wilson, Elm City, Micro, Selma, Kenly, Lucama, Black
Creek, Sims, and Buckhorn Reservoir.
This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 121 and 97.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnston, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
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