Severe Thunderstorm Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

CUMBERLAND 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, ENFIELD, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HENDERSON, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, OXFORD, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROSEBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, SPRING LAKE, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON, AND WILSON.