The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wayne County until 2:15 PM.
At 1:28 PM, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bunn to 7 miles southwest of Bailey to near Smithfield to 14 miles east of Benson, moving east at 40 mph.
The storm has 60 mph wind gusts and a threat of hail.