WWUS82 KRAH 211237
SPSRAH
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
737 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
NCZ027-040>043-076-077-211315-
Lee NC-Nash NC-Johnston NC-Chatham NC-Harnett NC-Wake NC-Wilson NC-
737 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN
NASH...NORTHERN HARNETT...CENTRAL LEE...SOUTHERN WAKE...SOUTHERN
WILSON...JOHNSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 815 AM
EST...
At 736 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Garner to 7 miles northeast of Sanford.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Sanford, Smithfield, Wilson, Garner, Fuquay-Varina,
Clayton, Angier, and Bailey.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 121 and 87.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 299 and 325.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 15 and 16.
Interstate 540 near Mile Marker 24.
US 1 between Mile Markers 69 and 75.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 34 and 46.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3559 7802 3560 7806 3554 7809 3543 7824
3541 7931 3542 7933 3556 7919 3579 7854
3577 7777
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 264DEG 41KT 3567 7866 3556 7909
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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