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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2026, 7:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 3, 2026, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cumberland County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Nash, Wake | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Granville, Vance, Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston, Wilson | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 43 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.