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WWUS52 KRAH 182203
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
603 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
NCC101-183-182230-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-260918T2230Z/
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-
603 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL WAKE AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...
AT 602 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAYTON, OR 12
MILES SOUTHEAST OF RALEIGH, MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RALEIGH, GARNER, CLAYTON, KNIGHTDALE, WENDELL, FLOWERS, AND LAKE
BENSON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 298 AND 312.
INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 16.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 24.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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.
LAT...LON 3589 7866 3591 7842 3563 7829 3559 7867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 345DEG 27KT 3570 7848
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
LH
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