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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 11:13 PM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALEXANDER ALLEGHANY ASHE AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL CASWELL CATAWBA CHEROKEE CLAY CLEVELAND DAVIE FORSYTH GRAHAM GUILFORD HAYWOOD HENDERSON IREDELL JACKSON LINCOLN MCDOWELL MACON MADISON MITCHELL POLK ROCKINGHAM RUTHERFORD STOKES SURRY SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN YANCEY
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:40 PM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FORSYTH...DAVIDSON AND NORTHWESTERN GUILFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Enon to near Harmony. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Lexington, Thomasville, Kernersville, Clemmons, Bermuda Run, Huntsville, and Linwood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 84 and 101. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 182 and 212. Interstate 74 between Mile Markers 56 and 68. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central North Carolina. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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