Full Notification

SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Alamance County in central North Carolina... Southern Orange County in central North Carolina... Western Wake County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Chatham County in central North Carolina... Southern Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 521 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carrboro, or near Chapel Hill, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Fuquay-Varina, RDU International, Apex, and Holly Springs. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 178. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 159 and 162, and between Mile Markers 259 and 296. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 8. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 15. US 1 between Mile Markers 88 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALAMANCE, NC ... CHATHAM, NC ... DURHAM, NC ... ORANGE, NC ... WAKE, NC

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Gusty strong to severe winds will also be possible from outflow ahead of any rain.