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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Raleigh, NC

September 6, 2025Forsyth County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2025, 2:50 PM EDT for Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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
Sep 6, 2025, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2025, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Forsyth County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 6, 2:28 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 2:28 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 4:07 AM EDT, 10 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
407 AM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

NCZ007>011-021>027-038>041-073>076-083-084-070815-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Anson-Richmond-
407 AM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a Marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) of severe storms this
afternoon and evening. The primary threat will be from damaging wind
gusts over 60 mph, mainly between 2 PM and 8 PM, although isolated
hail is also possible. Pockets of heavy rainfall will be capable of
isolated flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

NCZ028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-070815-
Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Harnett-Wayne-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
Sampson-
407 AM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 2:04 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 6, 2:15 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 6, 2:26 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth, Guilford56 min
Sep 6, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGuilford51 min
Sep 6, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Moore60 min
Sep 6, 2:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHGuilford3 hr
Sep 6, 2:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Forsyth3 hr
Sep 6, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford62 min
Sep 6, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGuilford62 min
Sep 6, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHPerson60 min
Sep 6, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAlamance, Guilford55 min
Sep 6, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Person, Vance60 min
Sep 6, 4:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAlamance, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph3 hr
Sep 6, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson, Guilford, Randolph57 min
Sep 6, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Moore60 min
Sep 6, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHNash, Wilson54 min

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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.