Tornado Watch North Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 12:25

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 3:25PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 12:25pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 69 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EDGECOMBE HALIFAX SAMPSON WAYNE WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CLINTON, ENFIELD, GOLDSBORO, PRINCEVILLE, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROSEBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, TARBORO, AND WILSON.
Area Description: 
Edgecombe, NC; Halifax, NC; Sampson, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov