Raleigh North Carolina News

Residents in a Garner neighborhood are recovering after an EF-1 tornado hit their street on Sunday causing extensive damage. Before 1:15 p.m., neighbors around Springview Trail heard the roars of crashing trees from inside their homes. The tornado traveled about 1.5 miles. It was on the ground for about four minutes and carried top wind speeds of 110 mph. The town of Garner reports more than 35 homes were damaged after Sunday’s storm, with at…

Residents in a Garner neighborhood are recovering after an EF-1 tornado hit their street on Sunday causing extensive damage. One video sent to WRAL News shows fire shooting from the top of a utility pole as winds picked up and branches and debris quickly went flying through the air. “Imagine you open a door and it’s just a huge tornado outside spinning around,” said Ashley Lopez. “I’m like, did I really just experience this?” William…

Some in a Garner neighborhood are reeling Sunday night after an EF-1 tornado hit their street, causing extensive damage. One video sent to WRAL News showed a flame emerging from the top of a utility pole as winds picked up and branches and debris quickly went flying through the air. “Imagine you open a door and it’s just a huge tornado outside spinning around,” said Ashley Lopez. “I’m like did I really just experience this?”…

Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland, two local parades and the NC Chinese Lantern Festival have been canceled Sunday due to severe weather. Previously purchased Dec. 10 tickets for Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland, which runs all month, can be exchanged for a future remaining Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland date with the exception of Friday or Saturday dates. Exchanges can be made by contacting the Durham Bulls Mako Medical Box Office during open hours at…

Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland and two local parades won’t be held Sunday due to a threat for severe weather. Previously purchased Dec. 10 tickets for Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland, which runs all month, can be exchanged for a future remaining Wool E. Bull’s Winter Wonderland date with the exception of Friday or Saturday dates. Exchanges can be made by contacting the Durham Bulls Mako Medical Box Office during open hours at 919-956-2855 or…

The town of Pittsboro has canceled its Christmas parade on Sunday due to a threat of severe weather, and Tarboro’s parade has been rescheduled for Dec. 17. Sunday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day due to a Level 1 risk for severe storms and flooding. Winds could gust to 25 mph through most of the day and pick up to 40 mph in the evening and nighttime hours. There are many other parades planned this…

Thursday marks the end of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. This season had 20 storms overall and 19 named storms, which is the fourth-highest total since 1950: Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harold Idalia Jose Katia Lee Margo Nigel Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Tropical Storms 2023: 20 Average: 14 Hurricanes 2023: Seven Average: Seven Major hurricanes 2023: Three Average: Three It was an above average season thanks to a strong El Niño…

If you lived in Raleigh in November of 1988, you remember the tornado. The Kmart was flattened. Asbury United Methodist Church was destroyed. Some locals still remember crouching in their bathtubs while the walls shook around them. I was only five years old. I remember walking outside that evening, pointing at the clouds and saying to my mom, “They look weird. They look scary.” I didn’t know it meant a tornado was coming – but…

A Navy veteran and his wife who lost their home during the summer due to devastation from an EF3 tornado are thankful this Thanksgiving season. Michael Poythress and Debbie Moore have a new home exactly where their own home was thanks to the Twin County Tornado Fund, a collaboration between the United Way and Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce. “They came forward and said, ‘We want to help you buy a new home,’” Poythress said….

A Navy veteran and his wife who lost their home during the summer due to devastation from an EF3 tornado are thankful this Thanksgiving season. Michael Poythress and Debbie Moore have a new home exactly where their own home was thanks to the Twin County Tornado Fund, a collaboration between the United Way and Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce. “They came forward and said, ‘We want to help you buy a new home,’” Poythress said….

A wildfire has burned 750 acres in Stokes County, but recent rainfall has changed the game, helping containment jump to 41%. “The whole situation has changed dramatically in the last 24 hours,” said Jimmy Holt, a Guilford County park ranger with the NC Forestry Service. “This is really a blessing.” Holt said about an inch of rain fell overnight with more expected throughout the day, giving firefighters who have been working since Saturday night a…

Record travel numbers are expected at Raleigh-Durham International Airport this Thanksgiving holiday – but increased numbers combined with severe storms around the country could make for messy holiday travel. More than 286,000 people are expected to pass through RDU this week. The airport is expecting this year’s Thanksgiving travel rush to surpass the record it saw in 2019, beating out pre-pandemic numbers. More than 143,000 people are forecast to pass through security checkpoints between Wednesday,…

Record travel numbers are expected at Raleigh-Durham International Airport this Thanksgiving holiday – but increased numbers combined with severe storms around the country could make for messy holiday travel. More than 286,000 people are expected to pass through RDU this week. The airport is expecting this year’s Thanksgiving travel rush to surpass the record it saw in 2019, beating out pre-pandemic numbers. More than 143,000 people are forecast to pass through security checkpoints between Wednesday,…

A man was arrested and a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed as a wildfire burns in western North Carolina amid the state’s ongoing drought. North Carolina joins a growing list of states grappling with the escalating wildfire. A burn ban is currently in effect for 30 counties, and firefighters from across the region have mobilized to combat the ongoing wildfire in the western part of the state. WMBF reports Duff Swan, 51,…

A man was arrested and a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed as wildfires burn in western North Carolina amid the state’s ongoing drought. North Carolina joins a growing list of states grappling with the escalating wildfire. A burn ban is currently in effect for 30 counties, and firefighters from across the region have mobilized to combat the ongoing wildfire in the western part of the state. WMBF reports Duff Swan, 51, of…