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Our team of weather experts and reporters are all located in and around Western North Carolina. We are located in several different counties to provide the most up to date weather forecasts and ground truth. We will keep you informed of the local forecasts, of approaching storms, information during and after the storm, and major weather events in the US. All of our team are volunteers and if you would like to join, please contact us.

There are a couple of storms out there this afternoon, with a severe thunderstorm across Wilkes County (expires at 3PM) ...
09/07/2025

There are a couple of storms out there this afternoon, with a severe thunderstorm across Wilkes County (expires at 3PM) and another one for Caldwell County (expires at 4PM). Both have been producing damaging gusts of 60 MPH and quarter size hail.

HRRR model continues to show more develop as we get closer to the evening hours. Heavy downpours may cause some flash flooding, along with a few storms being severe.

Monday's Forecast:Hot and humid with an isolated storm possible this afternoon. Highs in the 80s across the mountains, u...
07/07/2025

Monday's Forecast:

Hot and humid with an isolated storm possible this afternoon. Highs in the 80s across the mountains, upper 80s to low 90s in the valleys, and mid 90s in the foothills & piedmont.

Storms likely this afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches the region. A few may have damaging wind gusts, but ...
01/07/2025

Storms likely this afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches the region. A few may have damaging wind gusts, but the bigger threat looks to be flash flooding from these heavy downpours. WPC has placed us under a slight risk for excessive rainfall today.

After a few storms producing severe thunderstorm warnings earlier this afternoon, other than some left over showers and ...
28/06/2025

After a few storms producing severe thunderstorm warnings earlier this afternoon, other than some left over showers and heavy downpours, things look to quiet down a bit for the rest of the evening and into tonight. Lows: low to mid 60s mountains & valleys, upper 60s to near 70 foothills & piedmont.

Forecast looks similar for Sunday: Dry in the morning, followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Severe weather threat should be lower overall but still can't rule out one or two storms pulsing up to severe levels initially. Highs: low 80s mountains, mid to upper 80s valleys, upper 80s to low 90s foothills & piedmont.

Storms that develop later today could be microbursts (strong burst of winds coming down with the heavy downpours) thanks...
25/06/2025

Storms that develop later today could be microbursts (strong burst of winds coming down with the heavy downpours) thanks to the high heat and very humid dewpoints. There's a level 2 out of 5 risk (slight risk) for severe storms this afternoon and evening.

Alexander NC-Burke NC-Caldwell NC-413 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025..FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THI...
19/06/2025

Alexander NC-Burke NC-Caldwell NC-
413 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025
..FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALEXANDER, NORTH CENTRAL BURKE AND CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTIES...

At 413 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported ongoing flash flooding across the warned area with several swift water rescues underway. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Drivers heads up! Flooding and a rockslide shut down I-40 on the Tennesse side.
18/06/2025

Drivers heads up! Flooding and a rockslide shut down I-40 on the Tennesse side.

We'll see thunderstorms for Thursday. Some storms could be on the severe side, producing 60 mph damaging gusts and quart...
18/06/2025

We'll see thunderstorms for Thursday. Some storms could be on the severe side, producing 60 mph damaging gusts and quarter size hail. After that, it's all about the heat as we will likely experience our first summer heat wave of the year. Highs in the 90s with heat indices approaching 100 east of the mountains.

The summer heat and mugginess are here and it's sticking around for a good while. Scattered afternoon and evening thunde...
11/06/2025

The summer heat and mugginess are here and it's sticking around for a good while. Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms are possible during the peak heating of the day.

There's a slight risk (yellow) of severe storms today, mainly from this line and right on top of our area and from the l...
30/05/2025

There's a slight risk (yellow) of severe storms today, mainly from this line and right on top of our area and from the line forming in eastern TN. Nothing severe as of now, but something to watch for should things become severe later on today. Threats look to be storms capable of producing 60 mph gusts and large hail (quarter size). A quick spin up of a tornado can't be ruled out.

Still a cloudy and cool start to the day. Short range models continue to show this cool air wedge breaking as we progres...
28/05/2025

Still a cloudy and cool start to the day. Short range models continue to show this cool air wedge breaking as we progress through the day. For areas across the southwestern mountains, this is likely as the wedge isn't as strong here, but for areas across the northern mountains, foothills & piedmont, it's a bit questionable if we'll see temperatures rise that quickly. With the past cold air damming events, sometimes models erode the cool air at the surface way too quickly and areas out east still remain relatively cool than the model guidance by several degrees. Just something to be aware of in case your weather apps show warmer temps this afternoon, but it's still cool during the afternoon.

Cooler than yesterday, but with the dry air mass and breezy conditions, it's going to feel a whole lot better today.
22/05/2025

Cooler than yesterday, but with the dry air mass and breezy conditions, it's going to feel a whole lot better today.

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