Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 8:54AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:54am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 66 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE ANSON CHATHAM
CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DURHAM
FORSYTH GRANVILLE GUILFORD
HARNETT HOKE LEE
MONTGOMERY MOORE ORANGE
PERSON RANDOLPH RICHMOND
SCOTLAND STANLY VANCE
WAKE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALBEMARLE, ANGIER, APEX,
ARCHDALE, ASHEBORO, BUIES CREEK, BURLINGTON, CAMP MACKALL,
CARRBORO, CARTHAGE, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM,
ELLERBE, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, GRAHAM, GREENSBORO, HENDERSON,
HIGH POINT, HILLSBOROUGH, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE,
LAURINBURG, LEXINGTON, LILLINGTON, MEBANE, OXFORD, PINEHURST,
PITTSBORO, POLKTON, RAEFORD, RALEIGH, ROCKINGHAM, ROUGEMONT,
ROXBORO, SANFORD, SILER CITY, SOUTHERN PINES, SPRING LAKE,
THOMASVILLE, TROY, WADESBORO, WAGRAM, WAKE FOREST,
AND WINSTON-SALEM.
Area Description:
Alamance, NC; Anson, NC; Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Davidson, NC; Durham, NC; Forsyth, NC; Granville, NC; Guilford, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Lee, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Randolph, NC; Richmond, NC; Scotland, NC; Stanly, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: