WWUS82 KRAH 080028
SPSRAH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
828 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
 
NCZ026-027-041-042-080130-
Nash NC-Johnston NC-Franklin NC-Wake NC-
828 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NASH...NORTHEASTERN
WAKE...NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSTON AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Wake Forest, or 8 miles east of Raleigh, moving east
at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and heavy rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Wake Forest, Garner, Clayton, Zebulon, Bunn, Knightdale,
Wendell, Rolesville, and Middlesex.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 296 and 304.
 Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
 Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 11 and 24.
 NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 26.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3577 7874 3599 7860 3601 7816 3581 7818
      3558 7827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 275DEG 10KT 3586 7851 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

CA