Severe Thunderstorm Warning North Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 14:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:09PM EDT until March 16 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:09pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Forsyth County in central North Carolina... Davidson County in central North Carolina... Northwestern Randolph County in central North Carolina... Guilford County in central North Carolina... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 509 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Germanton to 8 miles northwest of Thomasville to near High Rock Lake, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Lexington, Thomasville, Kernersville, Linwood, McLeansville, Archdale, and Summerfield. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 33 and 35, near Mile Marker 84, and between Mile Markers 88 and 130. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 189 and 226. Interstate 73 between Mile Markers 83 and 103. Interstate 74 between Mile Markers 56 and 79.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Davidson, NC; Forsyth, NC; Guilford, NC; Randolph, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov