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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 6:50PM EDT until August 8 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
This is a severe-significance severe thunderstorm warning event affecting Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Randolph, NC, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 653,992 acres
- Began
- To end
Hazard details
- Max wind gust
- 60 MPH
- Max hail size
- Up to .75″
Damage signals as reported by NOAA / National Weather Service — verbatim, not an estimate.
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The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Randolph, NC), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Randolph, NC · ≈ 1,000 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
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- Bulletin NWS Raleigh NC
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
Alamance, NC; Chatham, NC; Davidson, NC; Randolph, NC
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