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WWUS52 KRAH 182215
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
615 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
NCC101-183-182230-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-260918T2230Z/
WAKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-
615 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 615 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLAYTON, OR 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF SMITHFIELD, MOVING SOUTH AT 25 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 299 AND 312.
INTERSTATE 440 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 16.
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 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 3580 7864 3582 7838 3563 7829 3559 7865
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 353DEG 20KT 3563 7847
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
LH
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