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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Raleigh, NC

March 5, 20255 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 5, 2025, 1:04 PM EST for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2025, 1:04 PM EST (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2025, 2:00 PM EST
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Wake County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 5, 7:47 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 5, 12:26 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 7:41 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson, Forsyth64 min
Mar 5, 7:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth64 min
Mar 5, 8:17 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHForsyth28 min
Mar 5, 8:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Stanly51 min
Mar 5, 8:40 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph65 min
Mar 5, 9:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHMontgomery, Moore, Randolph, Stanly62 min
Mar 5, 9:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford, Randolph55 min
Mar 5, 9:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRichmond, Scotland64 min
Mar 5, 10:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph40 min
Mar 5, 10:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person53 min
Mar 5, 10:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more62 min
Mar 5, 11:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person and 2 more74 min
Mar 5, 11:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson38 min
Mar 5, 11:56 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHGranville, Vance17 min
Mar 5, 12:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Vance, Warren43 min
Mar 5, 12:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville, Wake, Warren69 min
Mar 5, 12:12 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHWake22 min
Mar 5, 12:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHCumberland, Hoke, Scotland46 min
Mar 5, 12:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance, Warren54 min
Mar 5, 12:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Vance, Warren39 min
Mar 5, 1:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Warren64 min
Mar 5, 1:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash71 min
Mar 5, 1:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Johnston, Wayne, Wilson72 min
Mar 5, 2:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRAHSampson57 min
Mar 5, 2:40 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson3 hr
Mar 5, 2:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash64 min
Mar 5, 2:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson51 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.