NWS Raleigh NCSV.W 0275September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Franklin, Johnston, Nash and 3 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Franklin, Johnston, Nash and 3 more in North Carolina, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 275th 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).
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In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Franklin, Johnston, Nash and 3 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:54 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH SV.W 0275
- 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... North central Wayne County in central North Carolina... Southwestern Nash County in central North Carolina... East central Wake County in central North Carolina... Wilson County in central North Carolina... Central Johnston County in central North Carolina... South central Franklin County in central North Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 353 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Bunn to 6 miles southwest of Zebulon, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Smithfield, Wilson, Garner, Clayton, Zebulon, Elm City, Fremont, Bailey, Knightdale and Micro. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between Mile Markers 127 and 90. Interstate 40 near Mile Marker 304. NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 55.
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