Central Carolina Skywarn

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 tec

hnology, 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.

08/24/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
537 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Moore County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Harnett County in central North Carolina...
Western Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
Hoke County in central North Carolina...

* Until 630 AM EDT.

* At 537 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles east of Aberdeen to near Raeford to Antioch,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Southern Pines, Raeford, Fort Bragg, Aberdeen,
Antioch, Pope AAF, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, and Rockfish.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

08/24/2026
08/23/2026

The weather this afternoon and especially this evening will be great weather wise and this will continue into Monday.
Temperatures will be near or just below average, with humidity decreasing throughout the day and into the evening. No precipitation is expected. A great time to get outside and enjoy the break from the persistently humid weather we have had.

08/23/2026

A beautiful day ahead! ☀️ Noticeably less humid today with highs of 83-90°F under partly cloudy skies. Expect a cooler, clear night tonight with lows of 58-65°F. Get outside and enjoy it!

08/23/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1045 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Alamance County in central North Carolina...
Orange County in central North Carolina...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1044 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burlington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Mebane,
Elon, Gibsonville, Haw River and Swepsonville.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 170.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 140 and 162, and between Mile Markers 259 and 269.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL800 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of A...
08/22/2026

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

Northeastern Atlantic:
A strong non-tropical area of low pressure is located over the
northeastern Atlantic several hundred miles west of the coast of
Portugal. This system could acquire some subtropical or tropical
characteristics later today or on Sunday while it moves
east-southeastward at 10 to 15 mph toward Portugal and northwestern Spain. The opportunity for tropical or subtropical development should end Sunday night when the system encounters unfavorable environmental conditions. For more information, see High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

Central Subtropical Atlantic:
A trough of low pressure located over the central subtropical
Atlantic a few hundred miles east of Bermuda is producing
disorganized shower activity. Development of this system,
if any, is expected to be slow to occur while it drifts westward
through Sunday and then accelerates northward early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa on
Monday. An area of low pressure could form in association with the
wave soon after it moves off the coast, and subsequent development will be possible while the system moves westward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic through the end of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

08/22/2026

Keep the umbrella handy! ☔ Isolated to scattered storms are possible today across central NC, mainly along/east of US-1 this afternoon, with a secondary chance in the Triad this evening. A few storms could produce strong wind gusts. Highs in the 80s.

08/21/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
634 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Alamance County in central North Carolina...
Southern Orange County in central North Carolina...
West central Wake County in central North Carolina...
Chatham County in central North Carolina...
Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Pittsboro, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Pittsboro,
Garner, Carrboro, Goldston, and RDU International.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 166 and 185.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 260 and 296.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 5.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 7.
US 1 between Mile Markers 80 and 101.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage
mobile homes and other buildings. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed. Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.

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