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Raleigh/Durham - NC, US, National Weather Service

Johnston County

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARNETT... NORTHEASTERN LEE...WAKE...NORTHWESTERN JOHNSTON...SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM...EASTERN CHATHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT... At 1224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cary to 12 miles northwest of Fuquay-Varina to near Sanford. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Sanford, Wake Forest, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Angier, and RDU International. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 275 and 323. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 80 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 11. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for central North Carolina. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH