NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0240August 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cumberland and Sampson, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cumberland and Sampson in North Carolina, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 240th 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 46 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Cumberland and Sampson
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:59 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0240
- 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... Sampson County in central North Carolina... Cumberland County in central North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ammon, or 5 miles south of Fayetteville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fayetteville, Clinton, Fort Bragg, Godwin, Hope Mills, Eastover, Roseboro, Stedman, Newton Grove, and Wade. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 65 and 41. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 340 and 353.
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, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels