Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:21PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 10:21am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 69 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN HALIFAX
JOHNSTON NASH SAMPSON
WARREN WAYNE WILSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CLAYTON, CLINTON, ENFIELD,
FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA,
PRINCEVILLE, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROSEBORO,
SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, TARBORO,
WARRENTON, AND WILSON.
Area Description:
Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Halifax, NC; Johnston, NC; Nash, NC; Sampson, NC; Warren, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov