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Tornado Watch Issued as Orange, Chatham and Durham Counties Brace for Severe Weather

As a band of strong storms sweeps across North Carolina on Monday, the Piedmont is bracing for high winds and the chance of tornadoes.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools and Chatham County Schools will all be...

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 30, 2026 | Safety, Weather

Forecasters are calling for 4-8 inches of snow to hit the Triangle this weekend, just a week after the ice of Winter Storm Fern.

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 22, 2026 | Weather

Meteorologists say they expect this weekend’s winter storm to be more of an ice event in the Triangle, with significant accumulation.

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 21, 2026 | Safety, Weather

How much snow and ice are we expected to receive this weekend in the Triangle? Meteorologists say it’s not clear yet, but probably a lot.

Orange County Schools will hold no instruction on Tuesday, Dec. 9, over concerns for road conditions, while CHCCS will operate on a delay.

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 9, 2025 | World

Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S.’s efforts to monitor and predict the weather. His former firm would benefit from that data being privatized.

After snow and freezing temperatures blasted the region, local governments in Orange and Chatham counties will remain closed for Thursday.

Thanks to a light snow that fell Tuesday night, the Orange County community saw its schools cancel instruction on Wednesday.

Orange and Chatham counties suffered flooded roads from rainfall and downed power lines from high...