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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT for 16 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 66 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 16, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1:18 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Nash, Warren | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Orange, Wake | 63 min |
| Mar 16, 8:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 8:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Moore | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 8:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Johnston | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax, Nash | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 9:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Johnston | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Stanly | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 10:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 10:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 10:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Stanly | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 10:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and 2 more | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 10:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Johnston | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Lee, Orange and 1 more | 61 min |
| Mar 16, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Lee, Wake | 66 min |
| Mar 16, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 65 min |
| Mar 16, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wilson | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph and 2 more | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and 1 more | 39 min |
| Mar 16, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery and 4 more | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Granville, Harnett and 8 more | 40 min |
| Mar 16, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson and 5 more | 74 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.