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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:44 PM Sep. 21, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Person County in central North Carolina... Vance County in central North Carolina... Granville County in central North Carolina... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 743 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Oxford, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Henderson, Oxford, Kittrell, Stovall, Middleburg, Gillburg, Mayo Reservoir, Steele Creek Marina & Campground, Kerr Lake, and South Henderson. This includes Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 198 and 222. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Raleigh. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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. If on or near area lakes, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Advisory
Issued: 11:28 PM Sep. 21, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Durham County in central North Carolina... Western Granville County in central North Carolina... Eastern Orange County in central North Carolina... Eastern Person County in central North Carolina... * WHEN...Until 1030 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 727 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... Durham, Chapel Hill, Roxboro, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Butner, Rougemont, Bahama, Lake Michie, Moriah, Surl, Lake Butner, Eno River State Park, Schley, Gorman, Bethesda, Falls Lake, Parkwood, Bethel Hill and Mayo Reservoir. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. &&
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