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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:59 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALAMANCE...SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE AND NORTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES... At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Carrboro, or 9 miles west of Chapel Hill, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Bynum, Fearrington, Cane Creek Reservoir, Saxapahaw, and Jordan Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:50 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Alamance County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Orange County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Randolph County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Guilford County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 249 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Burlington to near Elon to 6 miles south of McLeansville, moving southeast at 20 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... Greensboro, Burlington, Graham, Siler City, Mebane, Elon, McLeansville, Gibsonville, Pleasant Garden, and Liberty. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 125 and 131. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 132 and 155, and between Mile Markers 222 and 226. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:47 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALAMANCE...SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE... NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN GUILFORD AND NORTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT... At 247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Burlington to near Elon to near McLeansville. Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Graham, Mebane, McLeansville, Elon, Gibsonville, Liberty, Haw River, Swepsonville, and Alamance. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 127 and 131. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 132 and 153, and between Mile Markers 224 and 226. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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