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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 3:01 AM Jul. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE...SOUTHERN GRANVILLE...WAKE...NORTHEASTERN CHATHAM...DURHAM AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT... At 1100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Franklinton to 7 miles south of Creedmoor to near Durham to 6 miles southwest of Carrboro. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Garner, Carrboro, and Butner. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 175 and 195. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 270 and 305. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 98 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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