Weather Alert
Wilkes County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 8/16/26 2:59 PM
End: 8/16/26 3:20 PM
Dur: 00:21
Canceled 8/16/26 3:20 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 2:59PM EDT until August 16 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Taylorsville, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Boomer...
Windy Gap...
Wilkesboro Reservoir...
and Moravian Falls.



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