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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 18, 2025Johnston County, Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2025, 7:57 PM EDT for Johnston County, Wayne County, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2025, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2025, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Johnston County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 1:02 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryRAHAnson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 19 more31 hr
Jul 18, 1:48 PM EDTFlood WatchRAHAlamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth and 17 more9 hr
Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHWake65 min
Jul 18, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHPerson64 min
Jul 18, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland43 min
Jul 18, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Person, Vance46 min
Jul 18, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston43 min
Jul 18, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Granville, Vance33 min
Jul 18, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne, Wilson50 min
Jul 18, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHFranklin48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2025Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.