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The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Raleigh issued tornado warnings for most of the Triangle as the band of storms passed through the area at midday, including in Raleigh, Durham ...
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.
However, a new tornado watch — which means there are favorable conditions for one to form — will be issued for most of central North Carolina until 8 p.m., said Tom Green, a meteorologist at NWS.
North Carolina gets an average of 31 tornadoes per year. “Tornado season” is March through May, but they can happen any time. The National Weather Service offers these tips :
The forecast for Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill After bringing rain to the western part of the state during the day Friday, the low-pressure system will roll into central North Carolina late ...
A few weeks after the tornado, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released details about an experimental warning system which was tested before and during the tornado. This new warning system, named Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS), was created by the Hazardous Weather Testbed housed in the National Weather Center in Norman ...
Get the Raleigh, NC local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
Fuquay-Varina (1st tornado) Wake: NC: 21:28–21:31 0.89 mi (1.43 km) 30 yd (27 m) A tornado initially touched down in a field on the northside of town before moving east deeper into the town. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted.