Weather Alert
Chatham County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 5/7/26 12:48 AM
End: 5/7/26 1:45 AM
Dur: 00:57
Canceled 5/7/26 1:45 AM

Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 12:48AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
At 1247 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a heavy downpour 7 miles west of Fuquay-Varina, or 13 miles southwest of Cary, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Clayton, Zebulon, Angier, Apex, Holly Springs, and Knightdale.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 288 and 314.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 14 and 24.
US 1 between Mile Markers 84 and 101.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 22.



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