Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 5:54PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 17, 2026 - 2:54pm
Expires:
August 17, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Rougemont
to 6 miles southwest of Butner to 7 miles west of Cary. Movement was
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Henderson, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest,
Garner, Clayton, and Butner.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 175 and 203.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 273 and 311.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
US 1 between Mile Markers 95 and 101.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 11.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Gusty strong winds will also be possible from outflow ahead of any
rain.
Area Description:
Person; Granville; Vance; Durham; Franklin; Chatham; Wake; Johnston
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov