North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/18/2026 11:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 18 at 2:16PM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 11:16am
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ALAMANCE CHATHAM DAVIDSON DURHAM EDGECOMBE FORSYTH FRANKLIN GRANVILLE GUILFORD HALIFAX JOHNSTON NASH ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH VANCE WAKE WARREN WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APEX, ARCHDALE, ASHEBORO, BURLINGTON, CARRBORO, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CLAYTON, CREEDMOOR, DURHAM, ENFIELD, FRANKLINTON, GRAHAM, GREENSBORO, HENDERSON, HIGH POINT, HILLSBOROUGH, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LEXINGTON, LOUISBURG, MEBANE, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, OXFORD, PITTSBORO, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROUGEMONT, ROXBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SILER CITY, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, TARBORO, THOMASVILLE, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON, WILSON, AND WINSTON-SALEM.
Area Description: 
Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Durham, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Forsyth, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Guilford, NC; Halifax, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Randolph, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC