Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2026, 7:12 AM EDT for Sampson County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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 24, 2026, 7:12 AM EDT (11:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Sampson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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 24, 4:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 4:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland | 50 min |
| Aug 24, 4:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 21 min |
| Aug 24, 4:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Hoke, Scotland | 55 min |
| Aug 24, 5:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 40 min |
| Aug 24, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Wayne | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 5:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 6:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 62 min |
| Aug 24, 6:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wayne | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Sampson | 76 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.