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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 6:54PM EDT until September 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 6:54PM EDT until September 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hillsborough, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Durham, Graham, Roxboro, Hillsborough, Mebane, Rougemont, Concor...

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09/21/2026 · Chapel Hill edition

**Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 6:54PM EDT until September 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC**

At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hillsborough, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include... Durham, Graham, Roxboro, Hillsborough, Mebane, Rougemont, Concord, Swepsonville, Efland, and Lake Michie.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 174. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 150 and 162, and between Mile Markers 259 and 266. the Durham Freeway near Mile Marker 17.

**What You Should Do:**

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

**Alert Details:**

- **Severity:** Severe

- **Urgency:** Immediate

- **Issued by:** NWS Raleigh NC

- **Effective:** Sep 21, 2026 6:54 PM UTC

- **Expires:** Sep 21, 2026 7:30 PM UTC

*This alert was automatically distributed from the National Weather Service via the IPAWS All-Hazards Information Feed.*

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