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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 1:24PM EDT until September 5

Affecting Alamance, NC; Anson, NC; Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Davidson, NC; Durham, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Forsyth, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Guilford, NC; Halifax, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Nash, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Randolph, NC; Richmond, NC; Sampson, NC; Scotland, NC; Stanly, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC

In effect until: Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM

Alamance, NC; Anson, NC; Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Davidson, NC; Durham, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Forsyth, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Guilford, NC; Halifax, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Nash, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Randolph, NC; Richmond, NC; Sampson, NC; Scotland, NC; Stanly, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC

Possible impact zone across 31 counties in NC; conditions develop through 12:00 AM.

Go indoors and stay away from windows until the storm passes.

Read the original bulletin (official text)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
656 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

ALAMANCE              ANSON                 CHATHAM
CUMBERLAND            DAVIDSON              DURHAM
EDGECOMBE             FORSYTH               FRANKLIN
GRANVILLE             GUILFORD              HALIFAX
HARNETT               HOKE                  JOHNSTON
LEE                   MONTGOMERY            MOORE
NASH                  ORANGE                PERSON
RANDOLPH              RICHMOND              SAMPSON
SCOTLAND              STANLY                VANCE
WAKE                  WARREN                WAYNE
WILSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALBEMARLE, ANGIER, APEX,
ARCHDALE, ASHEBORO, BUIES CREEK, BURLINGTON, CAMP MACKALL,
CARRBORO, CARTHAGE, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CLAYTON, CLINTON,
CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM, ELLERBE, ENFIELD, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE,
FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, GRAHAM, GREENSBORO, HENDERSON,
HIGH POINT, HILLSBOROUGH, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE,
LAURINBURG, LEXINGTON, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, MEBANE, NASHVILLE,
NORLINA, OXFORD, PINEHURST, PITTSBORO, POLKTON, PRINCEVILLE,
RAEFORD, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKINGHAM, ROCKY MOUNT,
ROSEBORO, ROUGEMONT, ROXBORO, SANFORD, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA,
SILER CITY, SMITHFIELD, SOUTHERN PINES, SPRING HOPE, SPRING LAKE,
TARBORO, THOMASVILLE, TROY, WADESBORO, WAGRAM, WAKE FOREST,
WARRENTON, WILSON, AND WINSTON-SALEM.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™