Issue date: 2026-09-18T22:15+00:00
At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clayton, or 9 miles northwest of Smithfield, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Wendell, Flowers, and Lake Benson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 299 and 312. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 13 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 23 and 24.
Issue date: 2026-09-18T22:11+00:00
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Wayne County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Sampson County in central North Carolina... East central Harnett County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Wake County in central North Carolina... Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 610 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clayton, or 10 miles northwest of Smithfield, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Smithfield, Garner, Clayton, Dunn, Benson, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Newton Grove, and Coats Crossroads. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 101 and 70. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 305 and 340.