2:11pm Jun 14, 2022
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Cooling centers open in WS in response to near-record high temperatures
More unseasonably warm temperatures are in store for the Triad this week.
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Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register / via AP 4:39pm Mar 07, 2022National National4 of the 7 killed in Iowa tornadoes came from the same family, sheriff says
Two children, their father and their grandmother were killed when a tornado hit the grandparents' home that didn't have a basement. -
2:45pm Jan 28, 2022Weather WeatherSnow is once again expected in the Piedmont and High Country this weekend
For the third time in as many weeks, winter weather is on its way to the Triad.
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DAVID GANNON / AFP via Getty Images 11:08am Sep 22, 2021Science Science ArtsThe Autumnal Equinox Is This Afternoon. Fall Is Here
According to the National Weather Service, at 3:20 p.m. EDT today, the Autumnal Equinox (the moment when the length of daylight and darkness are almost perfectly equal) occurs. -
John Locher / AP 11:18pm Jul 10, 2021National National EnvironmentDeath Valley Posts 130-Degree Heat, Potentially Matching A Record High
The hottest place on Earth is as hot as it's ever been, at least in terms of recorded temperatures in modern times. -
3:48pm Jul 07, 2021Weather WeatherTropical Storm Elsa Could Bring Heavy Rain To The Triad
Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday morning, and is forecast to make its way through North Carolina Thursday.
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Yamil Lage / AFP via Getty Images 11:33am Jul 05, 2021World News World News NationalTropical Storm Elsa Is Lashing Cuba And Has Florida Next In Its Sights
The tropical storm is bringing winds of up to 65 miles an hour and between five and 10 inches of rain to the tropical island. It is expected to reach the lower Florida Keys late on Monday. -
Eva Marie Uzcategui / Getty Images 5:27pm Apr 25, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government EnvironmentBiden Taps A Former Top Scientist At NOAA To Lead The Weather And Climate Agency
Rick Spinrad previously served as the agency's top scientist. His nomination comes at a difficult period for NOAA, which spent the Trump administration mired in scandal and without a permanent leader. -
GOES-East CONUS / NOAA/NASA 7:46pm Mar 22, 2021Science ScienceNOAA Upgrades Forecasts As Climate Change Drives More Severe Storms
The computer model that predicts the weather is getting more power. Climate change is upping the stakes for forecasters as extreme weather gets more common and residents demand earlier warnings. -
11:15am Feb 18, 2021Weather Weather Health & SafetyThousands of Power Outages Reported As More Ice Accumulates
Thousands of people across North Carolina are without power. A winter storm will continue bringing ice, rain, and bitterly cold temperatures through Friday morning.
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5:10pm Feb 17, 2021Weather Weather Health & SafetyNorth Carolina Braces For More Ice, Rain With Winter Storm
Most of the Piedmont is under a Winter Storm Warning until 7 a.m. Friday. Freezing rain and sleet will create slick travel conditions Thursday.
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David J. Phillip / AP 1:23pm Feb 15, 2021National NationalMajor Storm Unleashes Ice, Snow And Frigid Temperatures Across Much Of The U.S.
The powerful storm is bringing record-low temperatures, widespread power outages and hazardous conditions to a swath of the country the National Weather Service calls "unprecedented and expansive."
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