Raleigh North Carolina News

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — After storms moved out of Raleigh on Saturday, temperatures dropped. By the end of the day, temperatures are expected to be in the low 30s with a wind chill making it feel even cooler. “Arctic air is going to move through. We have some cold air behind this very strong front,” according to WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth. Temperatures will continue to fall throughout the day. At 4…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — After storms moved out of Raleigh on Saturday, temperatures dropped. By the end of the day, temperatures are expected to be in the low 30s with a wind chill making it feel even cooler. “Arctic air is going to move through. We have some cold air behind this very strong front,” according to WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth. Temperatures will continue to fall throughout the day. At of…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of severe thunderstorms moved across central North Carolina early Saturday morning. Heavy rain and lightning were spotted across the state as the band of storms moved east, from the Triad to the coast. Areas in the northwest part of the Triangle, including parts of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Durham, are under a Level 1 risk. Raleigh, Fayetteville and communities northeast of Raleigh are under a…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of severe thunderstorms was moving into central and eastern North Carolina early Saturday morning. Heavy rain and lightning were possible as the band of storms moved east, from the Triad to the coast. Areas in the northwest part of the Triangle, including parts of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Durham, are under a Level 1 risk. Raleigh, Fayetteville and communities northeast of Raleigh are under a…

By The Associated Press A wildfire in eastern North Carolina has burned parts of the Outer Banks and covered the area in smoke. The Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department said Tuesday morning on Facebook that there was an active wildland fire at Dare County Bombing Range, a training location for military aircraft crews. The fire department received calls about a strong smell of smoke. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in North Carolina wrote in…

By The Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. — While rainfall has improved conditions across much of the Florida Panhandle, state officials said Thursday that the volume of dead trees and vegetation left by a Category 5 hurricane in 2018 remains a threat for additional wildfires. Without additional significant rainfall, the debris left on the ground by Hurricane Michael will quickly dry out and serve as fuel for wildfires, the Florida Forest Service said in a…

A wildfire in eastern North Carolina has burned parts of the Outer Banks and covered the area in smoke. The Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department said Tuesday morning on Facebook that there was an active wildland fire at Dare County Bombing Range, a training location for military aircraft crews. The fire department received calls about a strong smell of smoke. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in North Carolina wrote in a post on Tuesday…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Another round of rain is headed towards central North Carolina. A few scattered thunderstorms will be possible overnight, but storms will be most likely Wednesday afternoon and evening Rain will fall on and off overnight and for most of the day on Wednesday. “There may be a stray rumble of thunder [overnight] but the bigger concern for any storms will come Wednesday,” said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Another round of rain is headed towards central North Carolina. A few scattered thunderstorms will be possible overnight, but storms will be most likely Wednesday afternoon and evening Rain will fall on and off overnight and for most of the day on Wednesday. “There may be a stray rumble of thunder [overnight] but the bigger concern for any storms will come Wednesday,” said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Another round of rain is headed towards central North Carolina. A few scattered thunderstorms will be possible overnight, but storms will be most likely Wednesday afternoon and evening Rain will fall on and off overnight and for most of the day on Wednesday. “There may be a stray rumble of thunder [overnight] but the bigger concern for any storms will come Wednesday,” said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell….

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — There is a Level 1 risk for severe storms Monday night, mainly after 8 p.m. and north and west of the Triangle. In the Triangle, the risk for bad storms is relatively low. WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said most of the thunderstorm activity weill be between 8 and 10 p.m. Damaging wind gusts and heavy rain will be the biggest risks. Isolated power outages are possible, especially…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — With a high of 84 degrees expected in Raleigh, we’ll see near-record heat today. According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, the record high of 85 degrees was set back in 1974. It’s possible we could match or beat that record by Monday afternoon. Temperatures were already in the upper 60s at 5 a.m. At 10 a.m., a wind advisory goes into effect for counties from the Triangle…

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Firefighters and emergency workers battled two massive wildfires Sunday in an area of the Florida Panhandle that was still recovering from destruction caused by a Category 5 Hurricane Michael more than three years ago. The 8,000-acre (about 3,237 hectare) Bertha Swamp Road fire and the 1,400-acre (567-hectare) Adkins Avenue fire threatened homes and forced the evacuation of residents of at least 750 homes in Bay County, Florida over the weekend. The…

By SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press WINTERSET, Iowa — Seven people were killed, including two children, when several tornadoes swept through central Iowa, destroying homes and knocking down trees and power lines in the state’s deadliest storm in more than a decade, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured and six people were killed Saturday when one tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines near…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Six people were killed Saturday when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines at about 4:30 p.m. Among those killed were children and adults. Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes Ayala said 25 to…