Watches issued for N.C. as powerful Hurricane Erin grows in size
Hurricane Erin remained a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday as the system puttered along east of The Bahamas. Tropical storm watches and storm surge watches are in effect for portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as forecasters expect…
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How are the Appalachians ten degrees warmer than lower elevations today?
There’s a fascinating temperature profile across the Appalachian Mountains today thanks to winds interacting with the region’s rolling terrain. It’s a raw and chilly day across the Piedmont today as daytime high temperatures struggled…
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Greensboro, N.C., breaks second-longest snowless streak on record
Success! A brief burst of snow across central North Carolina on Monday night dropped 0.4″ of accumulation at Greensboro’s airport, breaking the observation station’s 1,038-day snowless streak. This was the airport’s…
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Will North Carolina break its three-year snowless streak tonight?
A disturbance crossing the Appalachians on Monday night could bring parts of North Carolina their first measurable snowfall in nearly three years. There’s a lot riding on the word “could,” though, and it’s just as likely that…
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Cold air damming brought Greensboro a wild one-hour temperature tango
The weather is pretty darn cool this time of year. Huge storms romping across the U.S. drag down frigid air from Canada while sucking warm air up from the Gulf of Mexico. Fast-shifting winds spiraling around these sprawling lows can create huge…
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North Carolina’s snowy season is over—not that we had one this year
April 24 is a milestone in North Carolina’s everlasting battle against wintry weather. That fateful Sunday back in 2005 was the latest on record we’ve seen measurable snow in a major city in North Carolina. An observer at Asheville…
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Tropical Storm Watches Issued For North Carolina Coast As Depression Forms In Atlantic
Tropical Depression One formed off the Florida coast on Saturday afternoon, starting this year’s hurricane season early for an unprecedented sixth year in a row. Forecasters expect the system to strengthen into Tropical Storm Arthur by early next…
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North Carolina Could See A Li’l Thump Of Snow On Thursday
A fast-moving storm will develop over the southeastern United States on Thursday, potentially dropping a couple of inches of snow across the eastern half of North Carolina and the Virginia Tidewater. There’s still some uncertainty around the storm…
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An Intense April Nor’easter Produced Atlantic Supercells And Snow In The Carolinas
A powerful nor’easter developed off the eastern coast of the Carolinas on Tuesday, bringing a burst of winter weather to a part of the country that hasn’t seen much of it this year. The formation and track of the nor’easter has been in…
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A Significant, Disruptive Winter Storm Will Hit North Carolina This Weekend
The winter storm we’ve been watching for the past week is almost a certainty at this point. North Carolina stores are quickly running out of the staples as residents collectively realize that we’ll be sitting around the house for a couple of…
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