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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT for Forsyth County, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 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 15, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT (19:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Forsyth County, NC, Guilford County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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 14, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Halifax | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 1:42 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RAH | Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Hoke and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 57 min |
| Aug 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Forsyth, Guilford | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 57 min |
| Aug 15, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 45 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.