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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
324 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
 
NCZ025-026-041-072030-
Franklin NC-Durham NC-Wake NC-
324 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WAKE...SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM AND
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Raleigh, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Garner, Zebulon, RDU International,
Morrisville, Knightdale, Wendell, and Rolesville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 283 and 306.
 Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
 Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
 US 1 between Mile Markers 100 and 101.
 NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3602 7855 3604 7855 3589 7821 3582 7826
      3582 7827 3571 7847 3567 7852 3579 7892
      3608 7872 3608 7869
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 225DEG 10KT 3581 7858 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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