From the National Weather Service…
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 730 AM EDT... At 627 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Pittsboro to near Goldston to near Albemarle. Movement was east at 55 mph. Wind gusts up to 45 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Fayetteville, Cary, Goldsboro, Sanford, Southern Pines, Smithfield, Raeford, Pittsboro and Lillington.