NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0265September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Davidson and Forsyth, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Davidson and Forsyth in North Carolina, which was in force until 2:45 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 265th 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 56 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 and Forsyth
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:49 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 2:45 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0265
- 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 Forsyth County in central North Carolina... Central Davidson County in central North Carolina... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Huntsville, or near Yadkinville, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Winston-Salem, Lexington, Clemmons, Bermuda Run, Huntsville, Linwood, Lewisville, Pfafftown, High Rock Lake, and Arcadia. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 84 and 95. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 182 and 194.
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