Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 12:24PM EDT until May 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 9:24am
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 9:45am
Description:
At 1223 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located between Jordan
Lake and Apex, moving north at 15 mph. A second severe thunderstorm
was located south of Bethesda, also moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 12:07pm, penny size hail was reported
in Research Triangle Park.
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