Month: November 2020

Monday marked the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, but are we really done? In the past 20 years, we’ve seen eight named storms in December. About 3% of storms happen outside the named hurricane season. Hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said with how active the 2020 hurricane season was, it would not be surprising to have a late season storm form. “The severity of…

The threat for severe weather dropped from a Level 2 to a Level 1 risk overnight, lessening our chance for tornadoes and damaging storms Monday morning.

By WRAL Severe Weather Center A storm system will move into the Carolinas from the Gulf Coast, bringing rain and a minimal chance for some severe weather early Monday and into Monday morning, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said. Maze added that the threat for severe weather will start to materialize after 4 a.m. on Monday. “The primary threat comes from a damaging wind gust with a small possibility for a tornado,” he said. “The air…

We’ll see showers and storms beginning Sunday night into Monday morning. There will be pockets of rain, a thunderstorm and a chance for strong winds and possibly an isolated tornado.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Tonight-Monday:Tonight showers will increase from southwest to northeast as a warm front lifts to the north, bringing some periods of heavy rain and gusty winds. Some of those strong storms could even turn severe, providing the potential for a damaging wind gust or even an isolated tornado. Showers & storms tonight into tomorrow AM. For most of us, this will be a rain event with gusty winds. However, there is the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Central North Carolina is in for one more warm day before the weather changes – first to rain and the chance for storms, then to wintry cold to start the work week. Sunday will dawn under cloudy skies, and those clouds will build in as the day goes on, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said. “We should not see rain move into the area until very early in the evening. Rain…

If you lived in Raleigh in November of 1988, you remember the tornado.

Central North Carolina is in for one more warm day before the weather changes – first to rain and the chance for storms, then to wintry cold to start the work week.

By WRAL Weather Saturday morning brought patchy fog and potential for a few showers. A small band of rain will swing through some of our southern counties through 9 a.m. Afterwards, Saturday will clear up into a pleasant afternoon with some sunshine and highs in the mid-60s. However, Sunday sees some parts of the state under a level one risk for severe weather, including wind damage and isolated tornadoes. Sunday morning starts clear, but brings…