Weather radar: Tornado warnings expire, but severe thunderstorm warnings remain

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Parts of the ABC11 viewing area are under a Category 3 “enhanced” risk for severe weather Thursday.

Current Warnings and Watches:

Tornado warning: All tornado warnings have expired.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Nash, Edgecomb, Halifax, Wilson counties until 3:45 p.m.

Tornado watch: Entire Central North Carolina until 7 p.m.

Watch for live updates on these watches and warnings in the video player above.

Timelapse of severe weather moving through Durham

What’s the difference between a watch and a warning

Some schools even dismissed early as severe weather moved in to the area.

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SEVERE WEATHER TIMELINE

Light and moderate rain moved into central North Carolina in the early morning hours.

The first severe weather warnings for the ABC11 viewing area began around 12:15 p.m. Chances remain rather high for severe weather in the area through 7 p.m.

The storms could bring heavy rain, damaging wind and isolated tornadoes.
Areas west of Interstate 95 are under a Flood Watch through late Thursday night.

The storms will last through the afternoon and evening. They will move out of central North Carolina overnight.

After the storms, temperatures will briefly cool down — with a chance for below-freezing temperatures overnight Friday into Saturday morning. We will warm up by Monday and another chance of showers arrives Tuesday.