Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 12:05PM EDT until May 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 9:05am
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 9:45am
Description:
SVRRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Granville County in central North Carolina...
Western Wake County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Durham County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1245 PM EDT.
* At 1204 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Durham,
moving north at 20 mph. A second severe thunderstorm was located
north of New Hill and west of Apex, also moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Creedmoor, Butner, RDU International,
Rougemont, Apex, Holly Springs, and Morrisville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Jordan Lake, get away from the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Chatham, NC; Durham, NC; Granville, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC