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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 28, 2026Montgomery County, Moore County, Randolph County, North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Moore County, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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 28, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 8:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHScotland4 hr
Aug 28, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke56 min
Aug 28, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHarnett23 min
Aug 28, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHForsyth65 min
Aug 28, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Scotland38 min
Aug 28, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHRandolph60 min
Aug 28, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHStanly54 min
Aug 28, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly41 min
Aug 28, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHoke60 min
Aug 28, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly3 hr
Aug 28, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHMontgomery, Stanly62 min
Aug 28, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and 1 more44 min
Aug 28, 6:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHChatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph3 hr
Aug 28, 6:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHAnson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and 1 more4 hr
Aug 28, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and 1 more55 min
Aug 28, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAnson, Hoke, Richmond, Scotland46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.