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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0250 Issued by the Raleigh Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-07-27 22:17:01 655 WUUS52 KRAH 280316 SVRRAH NCC101-280400- /O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0250.250728T0316Z-250728T0400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1116 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until midnight EDT. * At 1116 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithfield, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Smithfield, Clayton, Benson, Micro, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Princeton, Emit, and Flowers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3542 7816 3539 7814 3537 7816 3535 7815 3534 7822 3532 7824 3532 7827 3531 7829 3529 7830 3526 7841 3526 7849 3531 7854 3534 7853 3536 7856 3540 7860 3543 7861 3547 7865 3553 7868 3580 7827 3553 7809 TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 325DEG 40KT 3554 7844 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ PWB Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-07-27 22:38:02 034 WWUS52 KRAH 280337 SVSRAH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1137 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 NCC101-280400- /O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0250.000000T0000Z-250728T0400Z/ Johnston NC- 1137 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY... At 1136 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Four Oaks, moving south at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Smithfield, Benson, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level, and Coats Crossroads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3557 7862 3556 7839 3563 7826 3535 7817 3534 7822 3532 7824 3532 7827 3531 7829 3529 7830 3526 7841 3526 7849 3531 7854 3534 7853 3536 7856 3540 7860 3543 7861 3547 7865 3553 7868 TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 346DEG 29KT 3542 7840 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ PWB Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-07-27 22:50:32 384 WWUS52 KRAH 280350 SVSRAH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1150 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 NCC101-280400- /O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0250.000000T0000Z-250728T0400Z/ Johnston NC- 1150 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY... At 1149 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Benson, or 14 miles south of Smithfield, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Benson and Four Oaks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3554 7866 3548 7846 3547 7828 3533 7827 3532 7827 3531 7829 3529 7830 3526 7841 3526 7849 3531 7854 3534 7853 3536 7856 3540 7860 3543 7861 3547 7865 3553 7868 TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 001DEG 27KT 3531 7842 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ PWB Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-07-27 23:03:03 699 WWUS52 KRAH 280402 SVSRAH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Raleigh NC 1202 AM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025 NCC101-280412- /O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0250.000000T0000Z-250728T0400Z/ Johnston NC- 1202 AM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However, frequent lightining and heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Raleigh. && LAT...LON 3554 7866 3548 7846 3547 7828 3533 7827 3532 7827 3531 7829 3529 7830 3526 7841 3526 7849 3531 7854 3534 7853 3536 7856 3540 7860 3543 7861 3547 7865 3553 7868 TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 325DEG 40KT 3522 7834 $$ PWB |