Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 11 at 12:57PM EDT until October 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
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SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Vance County in central North Carolina... Western Warren County in central North Carolina... Granville County in central North Carolina... Wake County in central North Carolina... North central Johnston County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Durham County in central North Carolina... Franklin County in central North Carolina... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 1256 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Oxford to near Garner, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Cary, Henderson, Oxford, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Warrenton, Wake Forest, Garner, and Fuquay-Varina. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 186 and 233. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 286 and 309. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 3 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 98 and 101. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 22. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These thunderstorms are capable of producing all types of severe weather including destructive straight line winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a bathroom, closet or basement. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central North Carolina.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Durham, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Johnston, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC
- event
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-11T12:57:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-11T12:57:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c1512acbc2025a342c19e92c6a3f7b554cf4fd2d.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These thunderstorms are capable of producing all types of severe weather including destructive straight line winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a bathroom, closet or basement. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central North Carolina.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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