North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 13:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 4:20PM EDT until July 20 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 1:20pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Wake County in central North Carolina... East central Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 420 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Raleigh to near Cary to 10 miles northwest of Fuquay-Varina, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, RDU International, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, Knightdale, and Lake Wheeler. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 284 and 310. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 21 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 86 and 101.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Chatham, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC