969  
WWUS52 KRAH 201841  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
241 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NCC183-201851-  
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-260820T1900Z/  
WAKE NC-  
241 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAKE COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3548 7832 3545 7875 3546 7875 3548 7876  
3552 7871 3555 7867 3571 7847 3573 7842  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 284DEG 13KT 3552 7856  
 
 
 
NCC085-101-201900-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-260820T1900Z/  
HARNETT NC-JOHNSTON NC-  
241 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN HARNETT AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 241 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF  
BENSON, OR 11 MILES WEST OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SMITHFIELD, CLAYTON, ANGIER, AND COATS CROSSROADS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 95 NEAR MILE MARKER 93.  
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 310 AND 322.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3548 7832 3545 7875 3546 7875 3548 7876  
3552 7871 3555 7867 3571 7847 3573 7842  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 284DEG 13KT 3552 7856  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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