Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Raleigh NC ยท US

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Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 18 At 4:26PM EDT Until September 18 At 5:15PM EDT By NWS Raleigh NC

Event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Shelter

Description

Overview

SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Orange County in central North Carolina... Northern Lee County in central North Carolina... Eastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carrboro, or 7 miles south of Chapel Hill, moving south at 25 mph.

Hazard

60 mph wind gusts.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted

Sanford, Pittsboro, Carrboro, Crosswinds Boating Center, Crosswinds Campground, Jordan Lake, Jordan Lake State Rec Area, Bynum, Seaforth Boat Dock, and Moncure. This includes US 1 between Mile Markers 70 and 86.

Instructions

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

Affected areas

  • Chatham County, NC
  • Lee County, NC
  • Orange County, NC

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Raleigh NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~36s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2V364YT0Z9Q3RY00FCCRTC4
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0d8419b7f6a3d2e6c17387b3f680032c3a51cac.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Raleigh NC
AWIPS ID
CAPRAH
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.3979
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVR
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVRRAH
WMOidentifierWUUS52 KRAH 182026
eventMotionDescription2026-09-18T20:26:00-00:00...storm...018DEG...21KT...35.82,-79.06
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSizeUp to .75
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0289.260918T2026Z-260918T2115Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-18T17:15:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Chatham County, NC
  • Lee County, NC
  • Orange County, NC
NameValue
SAME037037
SAME037105
SAME037135
UGCNCC037
UGCNCC105
UGCNCC135
Polygons
35.88,-79.01 35.86,-79.02 35.87,-78.95 35.86,-78.92 35.75,-78.94 35.61,-78.99 35.6,-78.97 35.5,-78.99 35.5,-79.34 35.51,-79.34 35.92,-79.17 35.88,-79.01