615  
WWUS52 KRAH 300220  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
1020 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
NCC001-135-300245-  
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ALAMANCE NC-ORANGE NC-  
1020 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT  
FOR EAST CENTRAL ALAMANCE AND SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1020 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MEBANE, OR 8  
MILES EAST OF GRAHAM, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...  
CHAPEL HILL, HILLSBOROUGH, CARRBORO, MEBANE, SWEPSONVILLE, EFLAND,  
CANE CREEK RESERVOIR, AND SAXAPAHAW.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 169.  
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 162, AND BETWEEN MILE  
MARKERS 259 AND 268.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3601 7940 3615 7926 3603 7900 3587 7904  
3588 7921  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 312DEG 27KT 3602 7925  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
KREN  
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