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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2026, 10:19 PM EDT for Durham County, Orange County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 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
- Apr 29, 2026, 10:19 PM EDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Durham County, NC, Orange County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 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 Apr 29, 7:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 7:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Raleigh NC 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-300815- 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-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-Sampson- 408 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few isolated strong to severe storms may be possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 9:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 29, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Guilford, Person | 59 min |
| Apr 29, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford, Orange | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person, Vance | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 10:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Stanly | 12 min |
| Apr 29, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Johnston | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wilson | 26 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.