Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 11:33AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 8:33am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 66 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE ANSON CHATHAM
CUMBERLAND DURHAM GRANVILLE
HARNETT HOKE LEE
MONTGOMERY MOORE ORANGE
PERSON RICHMOND SCOTLAND
VANCE WAKE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ANGIER, APEX, BUIES CREEK,
BURLINGTON, CAMP MACKALL, CARRBORO, CARTHAGE, CARY, CHAPEL HILL,
CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM, ELLERBE, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, GRAHAM,
HENDERSON, HILLSBOROUGH, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE,
LAURINBURG, LILLINGTON, MEBANE, OXFORD, PINEHURST, PITTSBORO,
POLKTON, RAEFORD, RALEIGH, ROCKINGHAM, ROUGEMONT, ROXBORO,
SANFORD, SILER CITY, SOUTHERN PINES, SPRING LAKE, TROY,
WADESBORO, WAGRAM, AND WAKE FOREST.
Area Description:
Alamance, NC; Anson, NC; Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Durham, NC; Granville, NC; Harnett, NC; Hoke, NC; Lee, NC; Montgomery, NC; Moore, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Richmond, NC; Scotland, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov