NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0277September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke and 1 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke and 1 more in North Carolina, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 277th 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 51 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, Harnett, Hoke and 1 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:39 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0277
- 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... Northwestern Sampson County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Harnett County in central North Carolina... Cumberland County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Hoke County in central North Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Bragg, moving southeast at 40 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... Fayetteville, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Dunn, Godwin, Antioch, Pope AAF, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, and Erwin. This includes Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 77 and 41.
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