NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0222September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Caswell and Rockingham, NC
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Caswell and Rockingham in North Carolina, which was in force until 2:30 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 222nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Blacksburg 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).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Blacksburg VA
- Area
- Caswell and Rockingham
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:25 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 2:30 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0222
- 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
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Rockingham County in north central North Carolina... Caswell County in north central North Carolina... * Until 230 PM EDT. * At 124 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was developing over Bethel, moving south at 20 mph. Other storms between Wentworth and Milton may develop into severe storms before 2pm. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eden... Reidsville... Wentworth... Yanceyville... Bethel... Providence... and Jericho.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
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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