The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Orange County in central North Carolina…
Southern Granville County in central North Carolina…
Northeastern Lee County in central North Carolina…
Wake County in central North Carolina…
Johnston County in central North Carolina…
Durham County in central North Carolina…
Eastern Chatham County in central North Carolina…
Franklin County in central North Carolina…
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mebane to 7 miles southwest of Carrboro to near
Sanford, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include…
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Smithfield, Hillsborough,
Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest and Garner.