Special Weather Statement in Richmond County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
9/22/2026 5:11:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
9/22/2026 5:11:00 PM until 9/22/2026 6:00:00 PM
At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Wadesboro, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Rockingham, Wadesboro, Hamlet, Dobbins Heights, Lilesville, Morven,
McFarlan, Diggs, East Rockingham, and Blewett Falls Lake.
