Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Durham, Wake, Orange, Granville Counties NC
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NOAA issued it on August 6, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Raleigh has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of central North Carolina until 8:15 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central North Carolina
- Issued
- August 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Raleigh NC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central North Carolina.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Raleigh NC. Effective from August 6 at 7:35 PM EDT until August 6 at 8:15 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Durham County, Eastern Orange County, Southwestern Granville County, and Northwestern Wake County in central North Carolina. Locations impacted include Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Creedmoor, Butner, Morrisville, Lake Michie, Eno River State Park, and Gorman. Affected highways: Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 168 and 191; Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 268 and 284; Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 3; Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:35 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Durham moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts. Max hail size up to 0.75 inches. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective August 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM EDT and expires August 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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