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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is active for the Alamance, NC area right now, issued by NWS Raleigh NC. It runs until 7:30 PM EDT. Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 6:26PM EDT until September 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
This is a destructive severe thunderstorm warning — hail and wind at levels that break building envelopes. Roof, siding, and window damage is the direct trigger for the water-intrusion jobs restoration crews run for weeks afterward.
<em>This is a live snapshot as of 3:37 PM PDT Monday, September 21. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.</em>
Alamance, NC — Severe Thunderstorm Warning
<strong>Issuing office:</strong> NWS Raleigh NC
<strong>Issued:</strong> September 21 at 6:26PM EDT
<strong>Expires:</strong> 7:30 PM EDT
<strong>Warned area:</strong> Alamance, NC; Durham, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC
<strong>Severity / urgency / certainty:</strong> Severe/Immediate/Observed
Hazard detail, verbatim from the National Weather Service
SVRRAH
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Alamance County in central North Carolina…
Person County in central North Carolina…
Orange County in central North Carolina…
Northwestern Durham County in central North Carolina…
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 625 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burlington,
moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Durham, Burlington, Graham, Roxboro, Hillsborough, Mebane, Elon,
Rougemont, Concord, and Gibsonville.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 174.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 140 and 162, and between Mile
Markers 259 and 266.
the Durham Freeway near Mile Marker 17.
NWS safety instruction
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Alert source: <a href="https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f87f88cf9b2ca96ca8039b1576f4e048948b3a85.001.1">https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f87f88cf9b2ca96ca8039b1576f4e048948b3a85.001.1</a> — verify for your own county or ZIP at <a href="https://www.weather.gov/">weather.gov</a>.
Stay safe
Get inside a sturdy building and away from windows. Hail at destructive sizes breaks glass and punches through roofing; winds at this level throw debris and topple trees.
After the storm: inspect the roof, siding, and windows from the ground first, photograph any damage before repairs, and call a restoration contractor if water is getting in — a compromised envelope turns one storm into weeks of interior damage.
What this means for restoration teams
Destructive hail and wind is the roof-and-envelope event: punctured roofing, cracked siding, broken windows — and then the water that follows through every opening. The restoration jobs trail the storm by hours to weeks as owners discover the intrusion.
The play: stage tarping and temporary dry-in materials now, pre-position drying assets near the warned polygon, and keep an on-call rotation through the morning. Capture roof age, hail size reported at the address, and where water is entering on the first call — it sets the scope before you roll.
Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every room under a compromised roofline, and keep the homeowner's payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.
Demand window: water-intrusion calls typically start within hours of water receding and keep coming for days as people discover damage.
FEMA & federal assistance
If the damage is major, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, use the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc.
Basic eligibility generally requires citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it's safe to do so.
Looking ahead
When this warning expires at 7:30 PM EDT, the hazard doesn't necessarily end with it: creeks and streams can crest later, additional rounds of storms can re-trigger warnings, and the NWS may extend, upgrade, or cancel as conditions evolve.
Sources & how to verify
- NWS alert (verbatim source for every number in this post): https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f87f88cf9b2ca96ca8039b1576f4e048948b3a85.001.1
- Issuing office: NWS Raleigh NC — weather.gov
Verify for your own county or ZIP: enter it at weather.gov or open your local NWS office page. Never rely on a single post for a live warning.
<small>This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.</small>
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