Ended official alertUpdated Aug 17, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Yadkin, NC

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What you need to know

Applies to: Yadkin
Effective: Aug 17, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
Ended: Aug 17, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC
Official severity: Severe
Official urgency: Immediate
Official certainty: Observed

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What the bulletin says to do

Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.

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Bulletin details

SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Shacktown, or near Yadkinville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Yadkinville... East Bend... Courtney... Huntsville... Shacktown... Enon... and Lone Hickory.

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AlertAug 17, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:43PM EDT until August 17 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Blacksburg VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

CAP status: Actual
Message type: Alert
Last collected: Aug 17, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC

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