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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Raleigh, NC

July 10, 20269 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT for 9 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 64 min. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Raleigh, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 10, 4:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Albemarle, NC	Trees down near McGill and 5th Ave.
Jul 10, 4:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sse Badin, NC	Trees down covering both lanes along Strand Dr.
Jul 10, 4:34 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Badin, NC	Trees down along Mtn View Church Rd.
Jul 10, 4:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ese Albemarle, NC	Trees down along Valley Dr.
Jul 10, 4:43 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Badin Lake, NC	Tree down on vehicle.
Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Biscoe, NC	Trees down along Post Office Rd.
Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Seagrove, NC	Trees down along NC Hwy 705.
Jul 10, 4:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Star, NC	Trees and power lines down along Owens Dr in Star.
Jul 10, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Seagrove, NC	Trees down near the Seagrove welcome center along I73/74.
Jul 10, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Robbins, NC	Trees down along Gurney W Rd.
Jul 10, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Nnw Eagle Springs, NC	Trees down along Browers Mill Rd.
Jul 10, 4:51 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Norwood, NC	Trees down along Will Rd.
Jul 10, 5:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ssw Harpers Crossroad, NC	Trees down near NC 42 and Ronald Scott Rd.
Jul 10, 5:11 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 W Hoffman, NC	Trees down on power lines.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 14 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 2 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1204 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

625 
WUUS52 KRAH 102026
SVRRAH
NCC007-037-057-123-125-151-153-165-167-102130-
/O.NEW.KRAH.SV.W.0113.260710T2026Z-260710T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
426 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Moore County in central North Carolina...
  Northwestern Scotland County in central North Carolina...
  Southeastern Davidson County in central North Carolina...
  Anson County in central North Carolina...
  Montgomery County in central North Carolina...
  Richmond County in central North Carolina...
  Southern Randolph County in central North Carolina...
  Eastern Stanly County in central North Carolina...
  Southwestern Chatham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 425 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles northeast of Badin Lake to 6 miles southeast
  of Albemarle to near Ansonville to near Sturdivants, moving east at
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement. At 415 PM, several wind damage reports 
           continue to be reported across Stanly County.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Albemarle, Rockingham, Wadesboro, Troy, Badin Lake, Pinehurst,
  Hamlet, Biscoe, Ansonville, and Hoffman.

This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 26 and 67.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3516 8028 3564 8010 3559 7953 3554 7945
      3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966 3480 7968
      3481 7972 3481 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 286DEG 25KT 3556 8004 3531 8009 3510 8016 3495
8032

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Kren

4 follow-up statements

632 
WWUS52 KRAH 102043
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
443 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCC057-102053-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Davidson NC-
443 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3506 8029 3516 8011 3563 8003 3559 7953
      3554 7945 3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966
      3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 275DEG 32KT 3559 7980 3534 7985 3513 7992 3504
7999 3483 8026

$$

NCC007-037-123-125-151-153-165-167-102130-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Moore NC-Scotland NC-Anson NC-Montgomery NC-Richmond NC-Randolph NC-
Stanly NC-Chatham NC-
443 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN SCOTLAND...ANSON...MONTGOMERY...
RICHMOND...SOUTHERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN STANLY AND SOUTHWESTERN
CHATHAM COUNTIES...

At 443 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Seagrove to near Troy to 10 miles east of
Ansonville to 6 miles northeast of Wadesboro to 6 miles southeast of
Sturdivants, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Rockingham, Wadesboro, Troy, Pinehurst, Hamlet, Biscoe, Ansonville,
Hoffman, Seagrove, and Polkton.

This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 26 and 67.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3506 8029 3516 8011 3563 8003 3559 7953
      3554 7945 3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966
      3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 275DEG 32KT 3559 7980 3534 7985 3513 7992 3504
7999 3483 8026

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Kren

608 
WWUS52 KRAH 102057
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
457 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCC167-102106-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Stanly NC-
457 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STANLY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8006 3521 7999 3562 7991 3559 7953
      3554 7945 3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966
      3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 279DEG 36KT 3557 7966 3534 7965 3511 7969 3502
7981 3481 8015

$$

NCC007-037-123-125-151-153-165-102130-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Moore NC-Scotland NC-Anson NC-Montgomery NC-Richmond NC-Randolph NC-
Chatham NC-
457 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN SCOTLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ANSON...
MONTGOMERY...RICHMOND...SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHWESTERN
CHATHAM COUNTIES...

At 456 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Seagrove to 7 miles east of Biscoe to
9 miles northwest of Hoffman to 6 miles northwest of Rockingham to 6
miles northwest of Chesterfield, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Rockingham, Wadesboro, Troy, Pinehurst, Hamlet, Biscoe, Hoffman,
Seagrove, Mount Gilead, and Robbins.

This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 26 and 67.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8006 3521 7999 3562 7991 3559 7953
      3554 7945 3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966
      3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 8017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 279DEG 36KT 3557 7966 3534 7965 3511 7969 3502
7981 3481 8015

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Kren

976 
WWUS52 KRAH 102114
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
514 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCC007-037-123-125-151-153-165-102130-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Moore NC-Scotland NC-Anson NC-Montgomery NC-Richmond NC-Randolph NC-
Chatham NC-
514 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN SCOTLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ANSON...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...RICHMOND...SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES...

At 514 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Goldston to 6 miles southwest of
Carthage to near Hoffman to 6 miles northeast of Rockingham to near
Chesterfield, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Rockingham, Pinehurst, Hamlet, Hoffman, Robbins, Ellerbe, Foxfire,
Dobbins Heights, Candor, and Taylortown.

This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 26 and 45.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3500 7997 3509 7986 3526 7975 3560 7968
      3559 7953 3554 7945 3516 7949 3482 7958
      3479 7966 3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 286DEG 25KT 3554 7952 3531 7951 3508 7955 3499
7967 3478 8001

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Kren

447 
WWUS52 KRAH 102125
SVSRAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
525 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCC007-037-123-151-102134-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Anson NC-Montgomery NC-Randolph NC-Chatham NC-
525 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ANSON...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHWESTERN
CHATHAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 7990 3490 7985
      3491 7985 3497 7982 3506 7973 3516 7966
      3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 290DEG 30KT 3508 7943 3495 7952 3479 7972 3476
7986

$$

NCC125-153-165-102130-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2130Z/
Moore NC-Scotland NC-Richmond NC-
525 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE...NORTHWESTERN SCOTLAND AND RICHMOND
COUNTIES...

At 524 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Aberdeen to near Hoffman to 6 miles south of
Hamlet to near Wallace, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Rockingham, Hamlet, Hoffman, Foxfire, Dobbins Heights, East
Rockingham, Diggs, Derby, and Sandhills Game Land.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3480 7968 3481 7972 3481 7990 3490 7985
      3491 7985 3497 7982 3506 7973 3516 7966
      3516 7949 3482 7958 3479 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 290DEG 30KT 3508 7943 3495 7952 3479 7972 3476
7986

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Kren

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 Jul 10, 2:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

As of 205 PM Friday... 1) Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms both Friday and Saturday afternoons. 2) Isolated to scattered storm chances continue into Monday with a backdoor cold front. 3) After a reprieve from the heat Sun through Tue, hot temperatures expected to return mid-late next week.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
205 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...

* No significant changes.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
As of 205 PM Friday...

1) Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms both Friday
and Saturday afternoons.

2) Isolated to scattered storm chances continue into Monday with a
backdoor cold front.

3) After a reprieve from the heat Sun through Tue, hot temperatures
expected to return mid-late next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
As of 228 AM Friday...

Key Message 1: Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms
both Friday and Saturday afternoons.

The persistent hot and humid airmass continues today across central
NC. Despite the potential for scattered afternoon convection, strong
insolation through early afternoon should support highs in the mid
to upper 90s, with a few locations near 100 degrees across the
southern Coastal Plain and Sandhills. With sfc dewpoints expected to
remain in the lower to middle 70s, peak heat index values of 105 or
more are expected this afternoon, particularly south and east of
Raleigh where convective development will hold off until later in
the day (compared to locations farther north and west where
showers/thunderstorms may occur earlier). Confidence remains high
that Heat Advisory criteria will be met across Scotland, Hoke,
Cumberland, and Sampson counties, thus a heat advisory has been
issued for those four central NC counties from 11 AM until 8 PM
today. While thunderstorms may provide localized relief later this
afternoon and evening, they will arrive too late to significantly
limit daytime heat stress, particularly in the advisory counties.
Residents with prolonged outdoor exposure should take frequent
breaks, remain hydrated, and seek air-conditioned environments
whenever possible.

KEY MESSAGE 2... Isolated to scattered storm chances continue into
Monday with a backdoor cold front.

An area of low pressure and mid-level disturbance currently across
the Mid MS valley will slowly reach the TN valley by Sunday. As that
happens, a backdoor cold front will gradually approach from the
northeast. Depending on the ensemble or deterministic model one
looks at, the front may move through Sunday or early Monday.
Regardless, it looks as though the front settles south of the region
Monday as cool 1024-mb high pressure builds down from the northeast.

Ahead of the front, we will continue to be in that isolated to
scattered afternoon and evening storm regime. That storm risk
appears more focused over the western and southern Piedmont and
Sandhills of central NC Sunday, in line with the latest SPC marginal
risk southwest of the Triangle. Increased mid-level flow of 25-35 kt
will support a risk of damaging straight line winds.

As the boundary shifts south Monday, stability should favor reduced
storm chances, though diabatic precipitation will be possible in any
CAD-type regime. Overall subsidence should favor dry weather Tuesday
into most of next week.

KEY MESSAGE 3... After a reprieve from the heat Sun through Tue, hot
temperatures expected to return mid-late next week.

A backdoor cold front will approach Sunday and settle south of the
region Monday. The latest model and ensemble guidance shows a rather
strong high for this time of year extending down into the region
Monday at around 1024-mb. In addition, with a trailing low pressure
over the TN valley, there is the potential for a CAD-type wedge to
develop Sun into early next week. Whether or not that develops in
mid-July remains to be seen. Regardless, ensembles do indicate
anomalously cool 850-mb temperatures during this time. This along
with increased cloud cover should favor a reprieve from the heat
with largely middle 80s, perhaps some low 80s Sunday and Monday.

Most ensemble scenarios indicate that troughing over the TN valley
next week retrogrades westward into the middle to latter part of
next week. As that happens anomalously ridging over the Upper MS
valley will build in from the northwest. The 850-mb temperatures Wed
through Fri are currently projected to range from 20-22 degC,
approaching near-max values for mid-July. That should propel the
area to see a return to the heat with mid and upper 90s to near 100
in spots. The HeatRisk currently is forecast to reach a level 3 of
4, especially Thu onward.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 135 PM Friday...

TAF period: While the bulk of the next 24 hours should have VFR
conditions, a line of showers and thunderstorms is expected to
develop and bring flight restrictions to all terminals. The HRRR
model has been very consistent showing the line forming over western
North Carolina and progressing to the east. Confidence is not as
high with the thunderstorms holding together for RWI and FAY, but
nevertheless have changed the PROB30s to TEMPOs at all terminals.
Strong wind gusts will be the primary concern with the
thunderstorms, although flight restrictions are likely as well. The
current forecast calls for a return to VFR flight conditions after
storms move through, but depending on how much rain occurs at a
given terminal, cannot rule out the potential for some fog/stratus
to develop around sunrise.

Outlook: A cold front will move through the region Saturday night.
Scattered thunderstorms Saturday afternoon will become more numerous
Saturday night, and continue Sunday, Sunday night, and across the
south on Monday. Conditions should finally dry out by Monday night.
Flight restrictions will be possible in any precipitation, with
widespread MVFR/IFR beginning to move in from the north by Sunday
morning.

&&

.CLIMATE...

Record High Temperatures:

July 10:
KRDU 99/1993  KFAY 103/1986

Record High Minimum Temperatures:
July 11: KGSO 75/1992  KRDU: 77/1981  KFAY: 77/2024

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ085-086-088-089.

&&

DISCUSSION...Green/Kren
AVIATION...Green
CLIMATE...RAH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 2:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
218 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083-084-111200-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-
Richmond-
218 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening. The main hazard will be damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are also possible Saturday afternoon
and evening. The main hazard will be damaging wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ085-086-088-089-111200-
Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson-
218 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

In addition, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this
afternoon and evening. The main hazard will be damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are also possible Saturday afternoon
and evening. The main hazard will be damaging wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
222 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ021-022-101900-
Guilford NC-Forsyth NC-
222 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN FORSYTH AND WESTERN
GUILFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Winston-Salem, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Kernersville, Summerfield,
Stokesdale, Walkertown, Jamestown, Lake Jeanette Marina, and Oak
Hollow Marina.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 85 near Mile Marker 33, and between Mile Markers 119 and
121.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 189 and 218.
 Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 96 and 103.
 Interstate 74 between Mile Markers 56 and 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 8027 3623 7980 3611 7979 3598 7984
      3601 8004 3601 8005 3603 8014 3603 8021
      3604 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 277DEG 23KT 3615 8018

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kren

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
250 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ010-011-026>028-101930-
Edgecombe NC-Nash NC-Franklin NC-Warren NC-Halifax NC-
250 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...
NORTHEASTERN NASH...NORTHWESTERN EDGECOMBE...SOUTHWESTERN HALIFAX AND
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Louisburg, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Enfield, Whitakers, Castalia, Centerville, Glenview, Battleboro,
Medoc Mountain State Park, and Aventon.

This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 160 and 145.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3607 7823 3625 7824 3631 7761 3603 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 268DEG 27KT 3616 7815

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kren

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
255 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ083>085-101945-
Scotland NC-Anson NC-Richmond NC-
255 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SCOTLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ANSON
AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Wadesboro, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Laurinburg, Rockingham, Hamlet, Dobbins Heights, Gibson, Morven, East
Laurinburg, McFarlan, East Rockingham, and Diggs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3476 7962 3480 7968 3481 8006 3495 8006
      3502 7943 3499 7940 3475 7939
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 268DEG 30KT 3487 7998

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kren

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:01 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
401 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ007>009-022>025-038>040-102100-
Guilford NC-Chatham NC-Vance NC-Durham NC-Alamance NC-Randolph NC-
Person NC-Davidson NC-Granville NC-Orange NC-
401 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALAMANCE...PERSON...NORTHWESTERN
VANCE...ORANGE...CENTRAL DAVIDSON...GRANVILLE...RANDOLPH...SOUTHERN
GUILFORD...NORTHERN CHATHAM AND DURHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Alton
to near Graham to 9 miles east of High Rock Lake. Movement was east
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Durham, High Point, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Asheboro,
Lexington, Graham, Oxford, and Roxboro.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 33 and 35, and between Mile
Markers 84 and 210.
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 132 and 162, and between Mile
Markers 221 and 280.
 the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 3 and 17.
 Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 60 and 97.
 Interstate 74 between Mile Markers 72 and 79.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 7832 3607 7868 3607 7875 3603 7875
      3603 7872 3587 7885 3587 7891 3584 7891
      3551 7968 3551 7979 3569 8034 3572 8033
      3574 8045 3615 7954 3625 7945 3624 7915
      3654 7914 3654 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 285DEG 21KT 3652 7890 3599 7934 3567 8014

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

LH

Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:09 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
409 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0354 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ENE Locust            35.27N 80.37W
07/10/2026                   Stanly             NC   911 Call Center

            Tree down, blocking both lanes of traffic
            near the town of Red Cross.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:11 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
411 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0354 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ENE Locust            35.27N 80.38W
07/10/2026                   Stanly             NC   911 Call Center

            Tree down over the whole road of Smith Grove
            Rd and Bethel Church Rd.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 2:08 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RAH	Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland	18 hr
Jul 10, 1:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Durham	41 min
Jul 10, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Forsyth	38 min
Jul 10, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Halifax	40 min
Jul 10, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Scotland	50 min
Jul 10, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RAH	Anson, Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and 1 more	54 min
Jul 10, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Granville, Orange and 2 more	59 min
Jul 10, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Wake	42 min
Jul 10, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Durham, Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren	39 min
Jul 10, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Alamance, Chatham, Randolph, Wake	52 min
Jul 10, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland	52 min
Jul 10, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash and 1 more	49 min
Jul 10, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Warren	36 min
Jul 10, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Richmond, Scotland	45 min
Jul 10, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke and 8 more	79 min
Jul 10, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash	48 min
Jul 10, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash	44 min
Jul 10, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RAH	Sampson	36 min
Jul 10, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RAH	Edgecombe, Wayne, Wilson	52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.