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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:55 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN WAKE AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTIES...

At 254 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Wake Forest, or 13 miles east of Raleigh, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Wake Forest, Garner, Clayton, Zebulon, Knightdale, Wendell,
Rolesville, Purnell, and Lake Benson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

Flood Advisory
Issued: 6:33 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the
following counties, Johnston and Wake.

* WHEN...Until 545 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton,
Zebulon, Apex, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Wendell,
Rolesville, Lake Benson, Lake Wheeler, William B Umstead
State Park and Falls Lake.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:25 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
223 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

CUMBERLAND            DURHAM                EDGECOMBE
FRANKLIN              GRANVILLE             HALIFAX
HARNETT               JOHNSTON              NASH
SAMPSON               VANCE                 WAKE
WARREN                WAYNE                 WILSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGIER, APEX, BUIES CREEK, CARY,
CLAYTON, CLINTON, CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM, ENFIELD, ERWIN,
FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HENDERSON, HOPE MILLS,
KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA,
OXFORD, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT,
ROSEBORO, ROUGEMONT, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SMITHFIELD,
SPRING HOPE, SPRING LAKE, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON,
AND WILSON.

Flood Advisory
Issued: 4:37 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the
following counties, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Person and Wake.

* WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1236 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Oxford, Creedmoor,
Butner, Rougemont, RDU International, Morrisville, Stem,
Stovall, Lake Butner, Lake Michie, Moriah, Bahama, Gorman,
Falls Lake, Berea and Falls Lake State Rec Area.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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