288  
WWUS52 KRAH 200016  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
816 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2025  
 
NCC037-085-101-105-183-200045-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-250720T0045Z/  
HARNETT NC-LEE NC-WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-CHATHAM NC-  
816 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHERN HARNETT...EASTERN LEE...SOUTHWESTERN WAKE...WEST CENTRAL  
JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 815 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST  
OF HOLLY SPRINGS, OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF CARY, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RALEIGH, CARY, SANFORD, GARNER, FUQUAY-VARINA, ANGIER, APEX, HOLLY  
SPRINGS, BROADWAY, AND LAKE WHEELER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES, POWER LINES, AND DAMAGE  
MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE  
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS FLYING DEBRIS  
GENERATED BY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE DEADLY.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3538 7919 3565 7899 3574 7898 3579 7881  
3580 7864 3549 7856 3539 7903  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 266DEG 33KT 3560 7882  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
PWB  
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