Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central North Carolina
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NOAA issued it on July 13, 2026, 5 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 Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, and Wake counties until 5:15 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central North Carolina
- Issued
- July 13, 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 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central North Carolina.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Raleigh NC. The alert is effective from June 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM EDT until June 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Durham County, central Orange County, southern Granville County, north central Wake County, and west central Franklin County in central North Carolina. Impacted locations include Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Carrboro, Butner, Youngsville, Stem, Efland, and Lake Michie. Affected highways include Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 201, Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 160 and 162 and between Mile Markers 259 and 270, and the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 10 and 17.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:34 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hillsborough moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Impacts include hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 4:34 PM EDT to 5:15 PM EDT on June 14, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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