Central Carolina Skywarn

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Central Carolina Skywarn Skywarn is a National Weather Service program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters. Spotters and weather enthusiasts are invited to check in.

Central Carolina SKYWARN serves 18 counties in central NC and reports to the National Weather Service in Raleigh NC. SKYWARN™ is a National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters. SKYWARN volunteers support their local community and government by providing the NWS with timely and accurate severe weather reports. These reports, when integrated with modern NWS technology, are used to inform communities of the proper actions to take as severe weather threatens. The key focus of the SKYWARN program is to save lives and property through the use of the observations and reports of trained volunteers. A Memorandum of Understanding between the National Weather Service (NWS) and the American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ARRL) serves as a framework within which volunteers of the ARRL may coordinate their services, facilities, and equipment with NWS in support of nationwide, state, and local early weather warning and emergency communications functions. Central Carolina SKYWARN is the designee of the Raleigh NWS that serves the following 18 counties: Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Person, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson. Central Carolina SKYWARN operates under the specific direction of the National Weather Service. In addition to severe weather activations, Central Carolina activates for winter weather and tropical cyclones as directed by the NWS. Central Carolina SKYWARN hosts a SKYWARN Information Net every Tuesday evening at 9:15pm on the 146.88 repeater. This net as well as activations can also be heard live by visiting http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=5620

Central Carolina SKYWARN uses the call sign WX4NC.

10/13/2026

North Carolina sits on one of the nation's deadliest tornado-prone regions, known as Carolina Alley. Link in comments to find out more. ⬇️

10/12/2026

Confirmed EF-0 tornado in Clayton, NC on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

10/12/2026

We have confirmed a EF-1 tornado in NE Raleigh. The tornado was on the ground for 5 minutes and produced a discontinuous path of damage that was consistent with that of an EF-1 tornado. Special thanks to Wake County Emergency Management for their assistance with the survey.

10/12/2026

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
745 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026
KEY MESSAGES...
As of 200 AM Monday...

1) Much of the upcoming workweek will be unseasonably warm and dry.

2) A strong but moisture-starved cold front will cross the region
late Friday, bringing a significant cooldown over the weekend with
patchy frost not out of the question.

10/12/2026

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