Month: March 2021

The threat for severe weather in central North Carolina continues into Sunday after a strong and quick-moving storm triggered multiple Tornado Warnings in eight counties on Saturday. For most of Sunday, North Carolina will be placed under a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather, with some counties near the eastern North Carolina-Virginia borderline reaching up to a Level 3. Timing for the storms is still fluid due to the current weather models….

The threat for severe weather in central North Carolina continues into Sunday after a strong and quick-moving storm triggered multiple Tornado Warnings in eight counties on Saturday. For most of Sunday, North Carolina will be placed under a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather, with some counties near the eastern North Carolina-Virginia borderline reaching up to a Level 3. Most of that weather starting around mid-day if not 5 p.m. Another round…

The threat for severe weather in central North Carolina continues into Sunday after a strong and quick-moving storm triggered multiple Tornado Warnings in eight counties on Saturday. For most of Sunday, North Carolina will be placed under a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather, with some counties near the eastern North Carolina-Virginia borderline reaching up to a Level 3. Most of that weather starting around mid-day if not 5 p.m. Another round…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Another round of storms is on the way to central North Carolina for Sunday after hail, tornado damaging winds and power outages were reported on Saturday from storms. Temperatures will be in the 70s, but the humidity won’t be as high. “What we saw [Saturday] may very well happen again [Sunday],” explained WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch. Maloch said the timing may be just a little bit different,…

The threat for severe weather in central North Carolina continues into Sunday after a strong and quick-moving storm triggered multiple Tornado Warnings in eight counties on Saturday. For most of Sunday, North Carolina will be placed under a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather, with some counties near the eastern North Carolina-Virginia borderline reaching up to a Level 3. Most of that weather starting around mid-day if not 5 p.m. Another round…

A strong and quick-moving storm triggered multiple Tornado Warnings in eight counties across central North Carolina on Saturday evening. From around 4:40 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tornado warnings were in effect for many central North Carolina counties including: Wake, Johnston, Wilson, Wayne, Nash, Lee, Harnett and Moore counties. The tornado warning has expired. That same storm is now under a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Nash, southern Edgecombe, and Wilson county until 6:45pm. This storm…

On Saturday, central North Carolina is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather, meaning some areas may see damaging winds and large hail. First Alert Meteorologist Robert Johnson said a frontal boundary will move through the Carolinas Saturday afternoon, producing spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms. A Tornado Warning is in effect for Wayne County until 7:30 p.m. The tornado warning has expired. That same storm is now under a severe thunderstorm…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Get prepared for a stormy weekend. Severe storms moved across central NC on Saturday afternoon, spawning tornado warnings, pea-sized hail, power outages and lightning strikes. Severe weather alerts in most western and central counties have been allowed to expire, but a few eastern counties remain under severe weather threats. All weather alerts can be found here. The main threat was damaging wind gusts, which reached up to 60…

On Saturday, central North Carolina is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather, meaning some areas may see damaging winds and large hail. First Alert Meteorologist Robert Johnson said a frontal boundary will move through the Carolinas Saturday afternoon, producing spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms. A Tornado Warning is in effect for Johnston and Wayne counties until 7:30 p.m. The tornado warning has expired. That same storm is now under a…

On Saturday, central North Carolina is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather, meaning some areas may see damaging winds and large hail. First Alert Meteorologist Robert Johnson said a frontal boundary will move through the Carolinas Saturday afternoon, producing spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms. Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for part of Moore and Chatham county until 5pm. Main threat is damaging winds. Small hail also possible. pic.twitter.com/icTOZlHHEI — Robert…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Get prepared for a stormy weekend. A Tornado Warning has been issued for Wake, Johnston, Wilson and Nash counties until 6 p.m. All weather alerts can be found here. Hail is also reported to be falling in Raleigh. The main threat is damaging wind gusts, which could reach up to 60 mph. Pea-sized hail has been seen falling in High Point and Durham, and could begin falling…

On Saturday, central North Carolina is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather, meaning some areas may see damaging winds and large hail. First Alert Meteorologist Robert Johnson said a frontal boundary will move through the Carolinas Saturday afternoon, producing spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms. Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for part of Moore and Chatham county until 5pm. Main threat is damaging winds. Small hail also possible. pic.twitter.com/icTOZlHHEI — Robert…

On Saturday, central North Carolina is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather, meaning strong to severe storms could happen later today. First Alert Meteorologist Robert Johnson said a frontal boundary will move through the Carolinas Saturday afternoon, producing spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms. Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for part of Moore and Chatham county until 5pm. Main threat is damaging winds. Small hail also possible. pic.twitter.com/icTOZlHHEI — Robert Johnson…