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NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0244August 28, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Anson, Davidson, Montgomery and 4 more, NC

The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Anson, Davidson, Montgomery and 4 more in North Carolina, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 244th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Raleigh issued in 2026. North Carolina had 208 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 98 in an average August of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued6:01 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
In force6:01 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
Expired6:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026

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, Davidson, Montgomery and 4 more
State
North Carolina
Level
Warning
Issued
6:01 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
Expires
6:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KRAH SV.W 0244
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... Western Moore County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Davidson County in central North Carolina... Anson County in central North Carolina... Montgomery County in central North Carolina... Richmond County in central North Carolina... Southern Randolph County in central North Carolina... Stanly County in central North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 600 PM EDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms were located mainly over Stanly and Montgomery counties, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albemarle, Rockingham, Wadesboro, Troy, Badin Lake, Hamlet, Biscoe, Ansonville, Seagrove, and Plyler. This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 26 and 62.

What the agency told people to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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The record around this notice