Special Weather Statement

At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Rougemont to 6 miles southwest of Butner to 7 miles west of Cary. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Henderson, Creedmoor, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Garner, Clayton, and Butner.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 175 and 203. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 273 and 311. Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24. US 1 between Mile Markers 95 and 101. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 11.