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How to respond to a heat wave

5:09pm June 23, 2025

National Weather Service Raleigh meteorologist Andrew Kren explains the current warm front due to a strong high-pressure system over the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valley, leading to temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s in the Piedmont early in the week, with a slight downward trend to the low to mid-90s by the weekend.

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Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts

12:59pm June 03, 2025

The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and concerns after the Trump administration eliminated more than 500 positions.

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Aaron Strickland stands in front of a mudslide ravaged landscape.

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'Helene's Unheard Warnings' raises awareness about natural disaster preparedness in remote communities

5:37pm May 21, 2025

by David Ford

"Helene’s Unheard Warnings" is the title of a new ProPublica article that takes a deep dive into the catastrophic damage left behind by the storm. It also chronicles how, even with dire warnings from local and national outlets, Helene caught entire communities off guard.

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Where does your weather forecast come from?

5:30am May 19, 2025

Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.

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Wildfire In South Carolina Forces Evacuations

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Blizzards, wildfires and thunderstorms are expected across the nation on Wednesday

8:52pm March 04, 2025

A major storm sweeps across the U.S., bringing severe weather conditions such as blizzards, wildfires and tornadoes. Blizzard warnings are in effect for Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.

smoke is seen from fires in Horry County, S.C.

Environment

Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds

8:05pm March 02, 2025

by Associated Press

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations were ordered in some areas. The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.

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Much of U.S. faces subzero temperatures, snow and high winds in coming days

9:12pm February 18, 2025

In some parts of the Plains region, the National Weather Service expects temperatures to reach as low as the negative 20s and 30s.

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Winter weather continues to impact the Triad

5:00am January 13, 2025

by Paul Garber

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office says a child died following a sledding accident Saturday.

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A tornado devastates an Iowa town and kills multiple people, authorities say

12:23am May 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes, shredded trees and smashed cars.

Storm damaged mobile homes are surrounded by debris at Pavilion Estates mobile home park just east of Kalamazoo, Mich., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

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Tornadoes tear through the southeastern U.S. as storms leave 3 dead

2:35pm May 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.