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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:27 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WAKE...NORTHEASTERN CHATHAM AND SOUTHERN DURHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT... At 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fuquay-Varina, or 9 miles south of Cary, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, RDU International, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, Lake Wheeler, and New Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central North Carolina. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 5:14 PM May. 5, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL WAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTIES... At 113 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Raleigh, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Garner, RDU International, Apex, Morrisville, Lake Wheeler, William B Umstead State Park, and Lake Benson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
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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