WWUS82 KRAH 072239
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
639 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
 
NCZ007>009-024>026-040-041-072345-
Chatham NC-Franklin NC-Vance NC-Durham NC-Person NC-Wake NC-
Granville NC-Orange NC-
639 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PERSON...
SOUTHWESTERN VANCE...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE...GRANVILLE...WAKE...
NORTHEASTERN CHATHAM...DURHAM AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Rougemont to near Durham to 9 miles south
of Chapel Hill. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Henderson, Oxford, Creedmoor,
Wake Forest, Garner, and Carrboro.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 168 and 212.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 267 and 302.
 Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
 Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
 US 1 between Mile Markers 97 and 101.
 the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3630 7837 3574 7839 3572 7843 3573 7909
      3599 7907 3625 7894 3641 7866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 237DEG 21KT 3622 7883 3601 7897 3580 7898 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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