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Rapid Reaction: Fred Fosters Floods in Western NC
The third tropical storm to affect North Carolina in the past two months targeted the Mountains with heavy rainfall and flooding this week. Like Claudette...
Want to Compete in March Madness? You Can, CoCoRaHS Style!
As any college basketball fan knows, the state of North Carolina tends to perform well in the month of March. But no matter which color...
April 13th Tornado Outbreak Ranks Among NC’s Most Abundant
Last Monday, April 13, got off to a stormy start as a line of severe thunderstorms roared across North Carolina. In the process, they spawned...
A Decade in Review: The 2010s
Over the next two weeks, we’ll close out this year and decade with a look back at how the 2010s played out weather-wise in North...
Mount Mitchell Wrings Out a New Record
The most extreme site in North Carolina has added another item to its resume. After a recent review by a committee of statewide scientists, Mount...
Few Signs of Winter in a Warm, Wet February
Our recent trend of warm Februarys continued last month with above-normal temperatures across the state. The western part of the state also saw record-breaking wet...
Local Partners Make Ongoing Weather Monitoring Possible
Earlier this month, our office’s Environment and Climate Observing Network, or ECONet, grew to 42 total weather stations with the addition of a monitoring site...