Month: April 2020

A slow-moving line of rain will soak central North Carolina between 4 a.m. and noon. WRAL meteorologists Zach Maloch and Elizabeth Gardner said the chance for rain will increase as Thursday morning passes. At 3:30 a.m., rain was already falling in western counties. Durham and Chapel Hill saw rain by 5 a.m., and by 6 a.m., heavy rain was in Raleigh and Cary. A flood advisory is in effect for Wake, Durham, Chatham, Orange and…

A band of showers moved through central North Carolina early Thursday, bringing risks of flooding and strong winds, forecasters say. The cold front came slowly into the Triangle from the … Click to Continue »

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RALEIGH (WTVD) — We’re in First Alert Mode as we watch the chance for flooding and strong winds Thursday morning. A corridor of heavy rain was slowly pressing to the east across western and central North Carolina. There were a few embedded thunderstorms as well, but none of these were causing any damaging wind gusts or hail. 4:15AM Update: No severe storms ATM, but torrential rainfall just approaching our western counties. This setup is almost…

A slow-moving line of rain will soak central North Carolina between 4 a.m. and noon. WRAL meteorologists Zach Maloch and Elizabeth Gardner said the chance for rain will increase as Thursday morning passes. At 3:30 a.m., rain was already falling in western counties, and Raleigh should see rain by 7 a.m. Track the rain with the DualDoppler5000. Chapel Hill and Durham should be in the clear by 11 a.m., Raleigh at noon, and by 1…

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RALEIGH (WTVD) — A storm system moving across the Great Lakes region Wednesday will continue to glide to the east. The cold front hanging south off of it will reach the spine of the Appalachians tonight, then advance west to east across North Carolina. This front will bring rain later tonight into tomorrow morning. The leading edge of the rain could include some strong or severe thunderstorms. These would contain damaging wind gusts, a heavy…

Severe weather will move into our area overnight and early Thursday morning, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. Wednesday will be quiet and warm, with a high around 80 degrees in Raleigh, ahead of the storms. The best chance for severe weather comes very early Thursday morning, Gardner said. The entire state is under a level 1 risk for severe weather, and areas southwest of the Triangle, including Fayetteville and Sanford, could see the most…