NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0242August 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph and 1 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph and 1 more in North Carolina, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 242nd 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
In force for 41 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph and 1 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:19 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0242
- 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... Southeastern Davidson County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Montgomery County in central North Carolina... Central Randolph County in central North Carolina... Northeastern Stanly County in central North Carolina... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 519 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near High Rock Lake, or 11 miles northwest of Badin Lake, moving southeast at 10 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... Asheboro, Albemarle, Randleman, Badin Lake, North Carolina Zoo, Plyler, Badin, Ramseur, Denton, and Franklinville. This includes Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 65 and 84.
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
- 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, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels