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SPSRAH



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Raleigh NC

1248 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

 

NCZ040>042-077-070545-

Johnston NC-Chatham NC-Harnett NC-Wake NC-

1248 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026



...A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL 

HARNETT...WAKE...NORTHERN JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES 

THROUGH 145 AM EDT...



At 1247 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a heavy downpour 7 miles 

west of Fuquay-Varina, or 13 miles southwest of Cary, moving east at 

45 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Zebulon, Angier, Apex,

Holly Springs, and Knightdale.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 288 and 314.

 Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.

 Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 14 and 24.

 US 1 between Mile Markers 84 and 101.

 NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 22.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



Boaters on the open water and those camping outdoors are especially

vulnerable to the dangers of lightning. Seek harbor immediately and

find safe shelter in a nearby building or vehicle.



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LAT...LON 3594 7839 3593 7835 3591 7835 3590 7833

      3590 7831 3587 7828 3581 7825 3577 7825

      3575 7822 3573 7821 3573 7819 3571 7816

      3568 7816 3543 7898 3551 7898 3552 7897

      3554 7899 3563 7902 3567 7905 3598 7844

TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 250DEG 40KT 3561 7892 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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