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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 294, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 18, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 49 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 18, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Wake County, NC, Wayne County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Randolph | 39 min |
| Sep 18, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 41 min |
| Sep 18, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 48 min |
| Sep 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 11 min |
| Sep 18, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Guilford, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Scotland | 67 min |
| Sep 18, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Randolph | 46 min |
| Sep 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 92 min |
| Sep 18, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Forsyth | 91 min |
| Sep 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Lee, Moore | 55 min |
| Sep 18, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Vance | 65 min |
| Sep 18, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph | 50 min |
| Sep 18, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Stanly | 44 min |
| Sep 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Orange | 37 min |
| Sep 18, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Harnett, Johnston | 44 min |
| Sep 18, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland | 49 min |
| Sep 18, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 39 min |
| Sep 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Wake | 44 min |
| Sep 18, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 44 min |
| Sep 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wayne, Wilson | 44 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.