BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
908 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Nash County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Edgecombe County in central North Carolina...
East central Wake County in central North Carolina...
Central Wilson County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina...
South central Franklin County in central North Carolina...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 907 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Zebulon, or
18 miles southwest of Nashville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount, Nashville, Wilson, Zebulon, Elm City, Dortches,
Bailey, Bunn, Wendell, and Sharpsburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 138 and 116.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 38, and Mile Marker 50
and near Mile Marker 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT...LON 3568 7766 3566 7768 3574 7845 3601 7829
3600 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 275DEG 30KT 3584 7824
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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