NWS Raleigh NCTO.W 0007July 28, 2026
Tornado Warning: Durham and Orange, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a tornado warning for Durham and Orange in North Carolina, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on July 28. It was the 7th tornado warning the NWS office in Raleigh issued in 2026. North Carolina had 18 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 6 in an average July of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 44 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Durham and Orange
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:16 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH TO.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Orange County in central North Carolina... West central Durham County in central North Carolina... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 815 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mebane, or 7 miles south of Prospect Hill, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Hillsborough around 820 PM EDT. Durham around 830 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Efland and Eno River State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 181. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 157 and 162, and near Mile Marker 259. the Durham Freeway near Mile Marker 17.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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.