Raleigh North Carolina News

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — We saw a whole bunch of rain Wednesday and we’re going to see even more in the coming days. Thursday morning, a flash flood watch was issued for Wake County and points north, south and east. The watch is in effect until Friday at 6 a.m. The threat includes anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain and the possibility of flash flooding. Some parts of the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. On Wednesday afternoon, there was a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that extended into the evening. A flood advisory was issued for eight counties, including Wake, Durham and Harnett county. A tornado was confirmed to have touched down west of Wallace. A warning was in effect for…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. On Wednesday afternoon, there was a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that will extend into the evening. A flood advisory was issued for eight counties, including Wake, Durham and Harnett county. If you’re driving in the area, make sure to not drive through standing water. A tornado…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. On Wednesday afternoon, there was a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that will extend into the evening. A flood advisory has been issued for eight counties, including Wake, Durham and Harnett county. If you’re driving in the area, make sure to not drive through standing water. A…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. On Wednesday afternoon, there was a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that will extend into the evening. A Tornado warning was issued for southeastern Duplin county. A thunderstorm with the potential of producing a tornado was spotted near Wallace, moving 15 miles northeast. A flood advisory has…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. WRAL’s weather team says to expect a typical summer weather pattern in central North Carolina. On Wednesday afternoon, there was a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that will extend into the evening. A flood advisory has been issued for eight counties, including Wake, Durham and Harnett county….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. WRAL’s weather team says to expect a typical summer weather pattern in central North Carolina. On Wednesday afternoon, showers were beginning to move across I-95 and Rocky Mount. At 4 p.m., there will be a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that will extend into the evening. A…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — This week is the first week of meteorological summer — and it’s going to feel like it. WRAL’s weather team says to expect a typical summer weather pattern in central North Carolina. On Wednesday afternoon, showers were beginning to move across I-95 and Rocky Mount. At 4 p.m., there will be a 50% chance of rain across central North Carolina that will extend into the evening. A…

Tuesday marked the official start of hurricane season and people around the state are beginning to gear up for possible severe weather. North Carolina was pretty lucky last year. A few storms hit the coast and there were ice storms, but they came without major monetary expenses. Hurricanes Matthew in 2016 cost NCDOT $203 million and Hurricane Florence in 2018 more than $240 million. NCDOT says funding levels this year remain about the same as…

Hurricane season is officially underway. June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season–although, for the seventh straight year, we saw a named storm form before the season even kicked off. That’s one of the reasons some meteorologists have argued that the start of hurricane season should be moved up. The World Meteorological Organization even had official discussion on that topic earlier this year, but ultimately decided not to change the date at…

By Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer Tuesday marks the official start of hurricane season. While the season ends on Nov. 30, the Atlantic hurricane season usually peaks in late August through September. But, for the seventh year in a row, hurricane season started early with the formation of Subtropical Storm Ana on May 21. The storm did not have much of an impact on the United States, but did increase the rip current risk along…

RALEIGH, N.C> (WTVD) — Since the Carolina Hurricanes moved to Raleigh in 1997, the team and the Caniacs have supported the community in many different ways from filling up trucks during hurricanes to donating food to those in need during the pandemic. But this time, fans are going a step further turning a social media post into thousands of dollars for the special needs community. The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-0 at home this postseason and…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — After a hot week of temperatures reaching near record highs for this time of year, Memorial Day weekend will usher in cooler temperatures – but also rain and storms. WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said big changes are in store for the weekend. “We have rain and storm chances coming back and a huge temperature dip,” said Campbell. Parts of central North Carolina will be under a Level…

NASHVILLE, TN — The Carolina Hurricanes spent their first-round playoff series falling behind early and grinding through tough overtime games. Yet the Hurricanes showed enough resilience to push through and advance anyway, earning a second round matchup with reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay. The Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night to close the best-of-seven series in six games. That came after they rallied from a two-goal deficit while playing…

By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush. The firefighters weren’t there to extinguish the fire. They had started it. The prescribed burn, ignited this month near the scenic mountain town of Bend, is part of a massive effort in wildlands across the U.S. West to prepare for a fire…