907  
WWUS52 KRAH 162209  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
609 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
NCC081-151-153-162216-  
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260316T2215Z/  
RICHMOND NC-RANDOLPH NC-GUILFORD NC-  
609 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RICHMOND...EASTERN  
RANDOLPH AND EASTERN GUILFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE  
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3467 7951 3550 7942 3590 7953 3619 7951  
3625 7953 3625 7940 3560 7918 3484 7925  
3483 7935 3477 7933 3463 7946 3464 7947  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 248DEG 42KT 3628 7944 3558 7928 3500 7934  
 

 
 
NCC001-037-093-105-125-165-162215-  
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260316T2215Z/  
ALAMANCE NC-MOORE NC-SCOTLAND NC-LEE NC-HOKE NC-CHATHAM NC-  
609 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT  
FOR ALAMANCE...CENTRAL MOORE...EASTERN SCOTLAND...WESTERN LEE...  
WESTERN HOKE AND WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 606 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAMP SPRINGS TO NEAR GOLDSTON TO 6 MILES WEST OF  
RAEFORD, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH HAVE BEEN  
MEASURED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE PAST HOUR.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BURLINGTON, SANFORD, LAURINBURG, GRAHAM, SOUTHERN PINES, RAEFORD,  
CARTHAGE, SILER CITY, PINEHURST, AND ABERDEEN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 141 AND 150.  
US 1 NEAR MILE MARKER 69.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3467 7951 3550 7942 3590 7953 3619 7951  
3625 7953 3625 7940 3560 7918 3484 7925  
3483 7935 3477 7933 3463 7946 3464 7947  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 248DEG 42KT 3628 7944 3558 7928 3500 7934  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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