Recent Posts
Helene’s Damage Presents Fire Management, Monitoring Challenges
It was an environmental domino effect that was hard to fathom considering huge swaths of western North Carolina had been under water just two months...
Drought Finally Disappears After a Fiery Start to 2025
It began in the wake of extreme flooding from Hurricane Helene and ended amid the onset of sunny summer weather. After spanning parts of all...
Summer Heat Debuts, Showers Become Shy in April
April featured unseasonable warmth and an uncharacteristic lack of rain showers and severe weather. That has extended our drought with new impacts emerging last month....
Dry Weather, Dry Air Spark March Fire Danger
On the fast track into spring, March remained mostly warm in North Carolina, with dry weather especially in the west. Low humidity, gusty winds, and...
Signs of Spring Emerge in February, Despite a Snowy Speed Bump
Last month saw mostly warm temperatures plus above-normal precipitation for much of the state. That has put spring-like weather – and impacts – at our...
A Cold, Dry January Sees Snow Return, Drought Expand
January brought a rare run of cold weather that supported several rounds of snow. But with little other precipitation, drought continued expanding across the state...
The Weather Year in Review: Heat, Helene, and Weather Whiplash in 2024
This post is a summary of our recent Year in Review webinar. The recording from that event will be posted soon, and the presentation slides...