North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 16:23

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 7:23PM EDT until July 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 4:23pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 723 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Graham, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Mebane, Gibsonville, Haw River, Swepsonville, Alamance, Carr, and Efland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 near Mile Marker 163. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 141 and 162, and near Mile Marker 259.
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: 
Alamance, NC; Orange, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC