Weather Alert
Orange County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 8/21/26 7:07 PM
End: 8/21/26 7:15 PM
Dur: 00:08
Canceled 8/21/26 7:15 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 7:07PM EDT until August 21 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
At 705 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm loccated 5 miles southeast of of Chapel Hill, moving northeast at 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Durham, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Carrboro, Crosswinds Boating Center, Crosswinds Campground, Gorman, Parkwood, Jordan Lake, and Jordan Lake State Rec Area.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 167 and 185.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 261 and 280.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 0.
US 1 between Mile Markers 80 and 85.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 3 and 17.



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