If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT VANCE...WARREN...EASTERN GRANVILLE...WAKE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EST... At 850 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Raleigh, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Cary, Henderson, Oxford, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Warrenton, Wake Forest, Garner, and Zebulon. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH