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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2025, 9:09 PM EDT for Edgecombe County, Halifax County, Nash County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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
- May 2, 2025, 9:09 PM EDT (01:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2025, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edgecombe County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Nash County, NC
The radar
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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 May 2, 8:50 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 8:50 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 248 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 NCZ007>010-024>026-040-041-075>077-084>086-088-031900- Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Orange-Durham-Franklin-Chatham-Wake- Moore-Lee-Harnett-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland- 248 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Although limited in coverage, any thunderstorm that forms this afternoon will be capable of strong to locally damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A band of thunderstorms may organize and progress slowly east across the Piedmont and western Sandhills late Saturday evening and into the overnight hours. An isolated strong to severe storms is possible, with a primary threat of damaging wind gusts. Heavy rain and localized flooding will also be possible, especially in urban areas. Additional storms, some strong to severe, will be possible again Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-031900- Halifax-Nash-Edgecombe-Johnston-Wilson-Wayne-Sampson- 248 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Although limited in coverage, any storm that forms this afternoon will be capable of strong to locally damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather in not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ021>023-038-039-073-074-083-031900- Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Davidson-Randolph-Stanly-Montgomery-Anson- 248 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Although limited in coverage, any thunderstorm that forms this afternoon will be capable of strong to locally damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A band of thunderstorms may organize and progress slowly east into the wester Piedmont Saturday afternoon and evening. Some storms may become severe. Hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary severe threats. Heavy rain and localized flooding will also be possible, especially in urban areas. Additional storms, some strong to severe, will be possible again Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 2, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore | 44 min |
| May 2, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 65 min |
| May 2, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 37 min |
| May 2, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe | 41 min |
| May 2, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 30 min |
| May 2, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore | 63 min |
| May 2, 9:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax | 3 hr |
| May 2, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Wake | 64 min |
| May 2, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 62 min |
| May 2, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wilson | 59 min |
| May 3, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 27 min |
| May 3, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 39 min |
| May 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth | 52 min |
| May 3, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 38 min |
| May 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 29 min |
| May 3, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford | 54 min |
| May 3, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 51 min |
| May 3, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 49 min |
| May 3, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham | 31 min |
| May 3, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore, Richmond | 50 min |
| May 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 2 hr |
| May 3, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Moore | 53 min |
| May 3, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 48 min |
| May 3, 7:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph and 2 more | 3 hr |
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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.