Wake Forest Weather Alert – Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for Wake County. Summary: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… SOUTHERN VANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… SOUTHEASTERN GRANVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… NORTH CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL … Read more

Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 5:11PM EDT by NWS

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for Wake County. Alert: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1253A247F81C.SpecialWeatherStatement.1253A2549E00NC.RAHSPSRAH.ab9fb0448e9157e1e9da6b7cd35b00de w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2015-04-14T17:11:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Chatham; Cumberland; Harnett; Johnston; Lee; Sampson; Wake (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Special Weather Statement Expected Minor Observed SAME 2015-04-14T17:11:00-04:00 2015-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 NWS Raleigh (Central North Carolina) Special Weather Statement … Read more

Expect Quiet Hurricane Season, NC State Researchers Say

The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season will be significantly less active than the overall averages from 1950 to the present, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. The 2015 season should see four to six named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, which includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean … Read more

Special Weather Statement issued March 30 at 3:36PM EDT by NWS

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for Wake County. Alert: …INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY AFTERNOON… A BREEZY SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 22 AND 28 MPH LIKELY. IN ADDITION…AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR 70 OR THE LOWER 70S. THIS WILL RESULT IN … Read more

Special Weather Statement issued March 26 at 4:56AM EDT by NWS

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for Wake County. Alert: …A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WAKE COUNTY THROUGH 545 AM EDT… AT 455 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON…OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF SMITHFIELD…MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP … Read more

NC Governor Links Recent Wake Forest Snow Storm to Nuclear Winter

Now that we’ve survived the recent event of frozen water falling from the clouds above in the form of snow and other nasty precipitation it’s time to go back and review the root causes of the event. The Town of Wake Forest handled the storm with finesse and professionalism. Scrapping both accumulating snow and any … Read more