NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0288September 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Anson, Montgomery and Stanly, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Anson, Montgomery and Stanly in North Carolina, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 18. It was the 288th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Raleigh issued in 2026. North Carolina had 124 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 32 in an average September of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 44 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Anson, Montgomery and Stanly
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:16 p.m. EDT, September 18, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0288
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
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The notice as issued
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Anson County in central North Carolina... Western Montgomery County in central North Carolina... Stanly County in central North Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Albemarle, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albemarle, Badin Lake, Ansonville, Plyler, Polkton, Norwood, Badin, Oakboro, Richfield, and New London.
What the agency told people to do
Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina since 2008734 a year
- Every warning type in North Carolina
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels