1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (381+ words) This story has been updated to fix a typo in the story. In addition to its yearly winter outlook, the Farmers' Almanac has issued a "typical first snowfall of the season" outlook, with predictions for North Carolina split into two…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (354+ words) On Friday at 2:54 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until 10 p.m. The watch is for Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The creation of this content included the use…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (329+ words) The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Raleigh and much of central North Carolina from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Heat index values could reach 109 degrees, while southwest winds of 5 to 8 mph are expected to offer little relief. Residents should…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (273+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Blue Ridge Mountains are still wearing their summer green, but western North Carolina's fall color season is just weeks away. Western Carolina University biology professor Kathy Mathews says the region's diversity of trees and elevation help create…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (243+ words) FEMA has approved another $137 million for 114 recovery and hazard-mitigation projects in North Carolina, pushing federal support for Hurricane Helene and other recent disasters in the state above $7.5 billion. The latest round includes $102 million for 104 Public Assistance projects and more than…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (433+ words) Two earthquakes were documented over a 25-hour period in western North Carolina, and witnesses have reported feeling shaking in both cases, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first quake was around 7:30 a.m. Saturday near Canton, and the second came just before…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (433+ words) Recent rainfall and additional rain forecast this week have helped improve water supplies in the Triangle, prompting Raleigh to ease water restrictions while Durham keeps tighter conservation measures in place. Falls Lake has risen to 84% capacity, and Raleigh announced it…...

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, 1+ week ago   (532+ words) Extreme drought has shrunk in the Triad | Drought continues to improve across central North Carolina Drought conditions improved for just about everyone in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Thursday, July 30, with the Triad seeing the most improvement in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (456+ words) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina’s response to Hurricane Helene included 55 base camps across western North Carolina that cost more than $111 million over seven months, according to a new report from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor. The State…...