The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for Wake County.

Alert: …A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY THROUGH 545 AM EDT… AT 455 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON…OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF SMITHFIELD…MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE

Severity: Minor

Urgency: Expected