1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (429+ words) Most people remember the end-of-April 2011 tornado outbreak that killed 38 people – 24 of them in North Carolina. That horror story began on April 14th and just kept playing out until April 16th. Six counties in the Tar Heel State were utterly devastated. But it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (309+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Despite recent rain, North Carolina remains in a drought and it’s considered extreme in some areas. But several inches of rain in the last two days has water levels trending in the right direction. According to David Schwartz,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (252+ words) Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through Friday, bringing a continued risk of flooding across central North Carolina. On Thursday, some could see 2 to 4 inches of rain in our viewing area, with isolated spots picking up more than…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (653+ words) As a heat dome sets in, the Western North Carolina region is heating up. With summer officially underway and the July 4 holiday approaching, the National Weather Service is calling for high temperatures in the 90s for the rest of the week…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (562+ words) Another rainy week is expected in Western North Carolina beginning with Monday, June 8. According to the National Weather Service, rain is expected every day the week of June 8, with only a few gaps in the weather. Thunderstorms are expected on…...

4+ mon, 46+ min ago   (245+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth’s temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about.14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Mays in North Carolina since 1895 using…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (200+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WAVY) – The statewide open burning ban in North Carolina has been lifted for 81 counties due to recent rain reducing fire risk. The statewide ban originally went into effect on March 28 due to hazardous forest fire conditions. Statewide burn ban…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (380+ words) Raleigh city officials say water conservation restrictions imposed last week are reducing water use as drought conditions continue to worsen across the Triangle. The measures were implemented one week ago in parts of Wake County amid what state officials describe…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (353+ words) Following Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s visit to Western North Carolina in early April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an additional $255.8 million in funding for 85 recovery projects, according to an April 23 news release from the agency. The…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (200+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two small earthquakes rattled a Randolph County area just south of Guilford County about a half hour apart on Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Both quakes were 2.3 magnitude, and the first was reported around 2:15 p.m....