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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2026, 8:43 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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 12, 2026, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wake County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 137 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 302 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 12, 2:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Raleigh NC 302 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-131000- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance- Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake- Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson- Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 302 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a slight risk (level 2 of 4) of excessive rainfall and a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms across central North Carolina today, mainly mid-afternoon through the evening, with the greatest risk of both hazards in areas south of Highway 64. Heavy rainfall rates may lead to localized flooding in urban and poor-drainage areas. The strongest thunderstorms may have gusty winds that may blow down trees and branches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 7:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
758 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
NCZ008-025>027-041-043-130100-
Nash NC-Franklin NC-Durham NC-Wake NC-Granville NC-Wilson NC-
758 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NASH...SOUTHERN
GRANVILLE...CENTRAL WAKE...NORTHWESTERN WILSON...SOUTHERN DURHAM AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...
At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles west of Nashville to 6 miles south of
Louisburg to near Wake Forest to 6 miles east of Durham. Movement was
southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Nashville, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wilson, Wake
Forest, Butner, and Zebulon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 127 and 119.
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 174 and 188.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 278 and 301.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
US 1 between Mile Markers 95 and 101.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 37.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Very heavy rain can be expected due to the slow movement of some of
these storms. Prolonged heavy rain will result in ponding of water
on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding
of creeks and streams. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra
caution to avoid hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3608 7796 3573 7792 3577 7824 3582 7826
3578 7833 3579 7845 3570 7884 3608 7896
3615 7852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 336DEG 8KT 3600 7808 3602 7834 3603 7859 3598
7880
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
LHLocal storm report, Jul 12, 8:21 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
821 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0816 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SSW Pilot 35.82N 78.31W
07/12/2026 Wake NC 911 Call Center
Trees were reported down near the 310 block
of East Vance Street in Zebulon.
&&Local storm report, Jul 12, 8:34 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
834 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0822 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WSW Pilot 35.86N 78.33W
07/12/2026 Wake NC 911 Call Center
A tree was reported down along Weavers Pond
Drive in Zebulon.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 9:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 9:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 9:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Sampson and 3 more | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 9:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wake, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 10:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 90 min |
| Jul 12, 11:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Harnett, Lee | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Sampson, Wayne | 52 min |
| Jul 13, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Franklin, Nash | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 7:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Richmond, Scotland | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 7:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Richmond, Scotland | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.