The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Moore County in central North Carolina…
Southeastern Orange County in central North Carolina…
Harnett County in central North Carolina…
Southern Granville County in central North Carolina…
Eastern Montgomery County in central North Carolina…
Southern Randolph County in central North Carolina…
Lee County in central North Carolina…
Wake County in central North Carolina…
Northwestern Johnston County in central North Carolina…
Chatham County in central North Carolina…
Durham County in central North Carolina…
Southwestern Franklin County in central North Carolina…
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 557 PM EDT, the outflow from severe thunderstorms was located
along a line extending from 8 miles north of Butner to near
Carrboro to near Siler City to 10 miles northeast of Badin Lake,
moving southeast at 45 mph. The cores of the thunderstorms remain
slightly farther to the west.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Emergency management.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include…
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Sanford, Southern Pines,
Creedmoor, Pittsboro, Lillington and Troy.