North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 15:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 6:52PM EDT until July 20 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 3:52pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Sampson County in central North Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 651 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mount Olive, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Walnut Creek, Seven Springs, Mar-Mac, Brogden, Cliffs Of The Neuse State Park, Elroy, and Grantham. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 345 and 353.
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: 
Sampson, NC; Wayne, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC