North Carolina Storm Alerts

Severe storms knocked out power to 4,446 customers in Catawba County Monday night, with Duke Energy estimating restoration by 5:15 a.m. Tuesday. The...

Northeast North Carolina is under a heat advisory with temperatures feeling like 106°F, while Hampton Roads stays in the 90s.

Forecast stage: A Slight Risk was issued for damaging wind gusts across western and central North Carolina, including Greensboro, Charlotte and...

• Evening threat: Scattered thunderstorms could turn severe 6pm-12am, with damaging winds the main risk
• Piedmont Saturday: NWS warned Davie, Iredell...

Severe thunderstorm warning now active for Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties, bringing 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail that create localized high-impact risks.

North Carolina's new $87 million flood rescue training center in Stanly County gives first responders realistic practice with violent, fast-moving...

• Active alert: Strong thunderstorms until 8 p.m. Thursday for Jackson, Haywood, Buncombe, Transylvania and Henderson counties
• Hazards expected:...

Hurricane Helene's remnants stalled over the Appalachians in 2024, dumping over 12 inches of rain across North Carolina's mountains and killing 103...

A below-average 2026 Atlantic season forecast leaves North Carolina with real threats from nearby storms.

• Colorado State outlook: Only nine named...

A system off Africa's coast holds a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression within seven days, though it's still too early to determine any effects on Wilmington or the Carolinas. Track closely as uncertainty remains high.

Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene, rural western North Carolina communities face recurring overdose spikes tied to trauma, housing instability,...

Current Atlantic monitoring shows a 70% chance of a tropical wave becoming a depression amid hostile dry air and Saharan dust, with Hurricane Lala...

Severe thunderstorm warning active in Dare County until 6 PM, bringing 60 mph wind gusts, penny-size hail, and flash flood threats that could damage roofs, siding, and trees.

Asheville is investing $2.125 million in federal CDBG-DR funds for community resilience hubs that operate year-round and activate during...

The NHC is monitoring five tropical disturbances across the Atlantic and Pacific, with two Atlantic waves showing 20-40 percent development chances...

Heat dome builds over the Southeast, bringing 90s and humidity to the Piedmont Triad this week, with feels-like temps near 100 degrees.

• 235 heat...

Severe thunderstorms threaten multiple western North Carolina counties with 60 mph winds, tree and power line damage, and flash flooding risk until 9 p.m. EST. Residents should shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor and avoid flooded roads.

• Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30; update emergency kits and supplies early
• Secure outdoor items, trim trees, clean gutters, and review...

Nonprofit grants totaling $1.5 million are funding home repairs across Western North Carolina's hardest-hit counties nearly two years after Helene.
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• Charlotte area under severe thunderstorm watch with 70 mph wind gusts, hail, lightning and torrential rain possible
• Heat index of 100-105 degrees...