Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Raleigh NC ยท US

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 21 At 5:52PM EDT Until September 21 At 6:45PM 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... West central Wake County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Cary, moving south at 10 mph.

Hazard

60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted

Cary, RDU International, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville, Crosswinds Boating Center, Crosswinds Campground, New Hill, Jordan Lake, and Jordan Lake State Rec Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 283 and 286. US 1 between Mile Markers 83 and 84, and between Mile Markers 88 and 100.

Instructions

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows.

Affected areas

  • Chatham County, NC
  • Wake County, NC

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Raleigh NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m9s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M32ZAS444HP7XGVD8034JJPN
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fef8076de3aa7f0ff28cc2a0e27de2f51ec71518.001.1
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.6788
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 212152
eventMotionDescription2026-09-21T21:52:00-00:00...storm...339DEG...10KT...35.78,-78.87
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize1.00
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0298.260921T2152Z-260921T2245Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-21T18:45:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Chatham County, NC
  • Wake County, NC
NameValue
SAME037037
SAME037183
UGCNCC037
UGCNCC183
Polygons
35.86,-79.01 35.87,-78.78 35.7,-78.75 35.63,-79.06 35.86,-79.01