NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0298September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chatham and Wake, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Chatham and Wake in North Carolina, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 298th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Raleigh issued in 2026. North Carolina had 124 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 32 in an average September of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Chatham and Wake
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:52 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0298
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Wake County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Cary, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cary, RDU International, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, Crosswinds Boating Center, Crosswinds Campground, New Hill, Jordan Lake, and Jordan Lake State Rec Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 283 and 286. US 1 between Mile Markers 83 and 84, and between Mile Markers 88 and 100.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.