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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 273, NWS Raleigh, NC

September 5, 20265 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 59 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
Sep 5, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Anson County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Stanly County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 Sep 5, 12:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 12:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 6:09 AM EDT, 9 hours 22 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 5, 9:41 AM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 5, 9:46 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 5, 9:50 AM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 5, 11:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 1:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 1:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Warren, Wilson44 min
Sep 4, 8:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash3 hr
Sep 4, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wayne and 1 more51 min
Sep 4, 9:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Nash86 min
Sep 4, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston, Wayne, Wilson53 min
Sep 4, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Wake44 min
Sep 4, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston, Wayne61 min
Sep 5, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford52 min
Sep 5, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDavidson, Forsyth62 min
Sep 5, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHGranville, Person61 min
Sep 5, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Granville, Orange, Person44 min
Sep 5, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth56 min
Sep 5, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDavidson, Randolph
Sep 5, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHDurham, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson24 min
Sep 5, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHEdgecombe, Wilson23 min
Sep 5, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Richmond and 1 more50 min
Sep 5, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHChatham, Lee, Moore18 min
Sep 5, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson42 min
Sep 5, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston53 min
Sep 5, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson51 min
Sep 5, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHVance65 min
Sep 5, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHJohnston, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson60 min
Sep 5, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHGranville, Vance, Warren66 min
Sep 5, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHHalifax67 min
Sep 5, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRAHSampson50 min
Sep 5, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHFranklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren51 min
Sep 5, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRAHSampson46 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.