WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 223NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC125 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watch223 in effect until 9 PM EDT this evening for the following areasin north carolina this watch includes 15 countiesin central north carolinacumberland durham edgecombe franklin granville halifax harnett johnston nash sampson vance wake warren wayne wilson this includes the cities of angier, apex, buies creek, cary, clayton, clinton, creedmoor, dunn, durham, enfield, erwin, fayetteville, franklinton, goldsboro, henderson, hope mills, kittrell, knightdale, lillington, louisburg, nashville, norlina, oxford, princeville, raleigh, roanoke rapids, rocky mount, roseboro, rougemont, scotland neck, selma, smithfield, spring hope, spring lake, tarboro, wake forest, warrenton, and wilson.