North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/18/2026 16:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 18 at 7:48PM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 4:48pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ALAMANCE CHATHAM DURHAM EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GRANVILLE HALIFAX JOHNSTON NASH ORANGE RANDOLPH VANCE WAKE WARREN WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APEX, ARCHDALE, ASHEBORO, BURLINGTON, CARRBORO, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CLAYTON, CREEDMOOR, DURHAM, ENFIELD, FRANKLINTON, GRAHAM, HENDERSON, HILLSBOROUGH, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LOUISBURG, MEBANE, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, OXFORD, PITTSBORO, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROUGEMONT, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SILER CITY, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON, AND WILSON.
Area Description: 
Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Halifax, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Orange, NC; Randolph, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC