{"id":5558,"date":"2025-07-07T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:18:38","slug":"weather-north-carolina-tornado-warning-expiring-for-eastern-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/07\/07\/weather-north-carolina-tornado-warning-expiring-for-eastern-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather North Carolina: tornado warning expiring for eastern counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5559\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2131\" height=\"1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707.jpg 2131w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707-2048x1352.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707-860x568.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/North-Carolina_0707-221x146.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2131px) 100vw, 2131px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tornado alert for Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson set to expire<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eastern North Carolina<\/strong> is seeing a <strong>break in severe weather activity<\/strong> this <strong>afternoon<\/strong>, as the <strong>tornado warning<\/strong> previously issued for <strong>Edgecombe<\/strong>, <strong>Nash<\/strong> and <strong>Wilson counties<\/strong> is <strong>set to expire at 2:15 p.m.<\/strong>. According to the <strong>National Weather Service in Raleigh<\/strong>, the <strong>storm that had prompted the alert<\/strong> has now <strong>weakened below severe thresholds<\/strong>, and is <strong>no longer expected to produce a tornado<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In their latest update, <strong>NWS Raleigh<\/strong> stated: <em>&#8220;The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>weather warning remains in effect until 2:15 p.m. local time<\/strong>, as the last cells move through the <strong>region<\/strong>, bringing <strong>moderate rain<\/strong> and <strong>localized gusts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Remaining aware during tornado conditions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Though this specific warning is expiring, the <strong>NWS<\/strong> reminds residents across <strong>North Carolina<\/strong> that <strong>rapidly changing conditions<\/strong> during summer storms can still create <strong>short-lived tornado threats<\/strong>. Maintaining <strong>real-time access to alerts<\/strong>, whether through a <strong>NOAA Weather Radio<\/strong> or <strong>local broadcast<\/strong>, remains crucial.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Current weather in eastern North Carolina<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As of <strong>early afternoon<\/strong>, <strong>temperatures<\/strong> in <strong>Edgecombe<\/strong>, <strong>Nash<\/strong> and <strong>Wilson counties<\/strong> are holding near <strong>87\u00b0F (30.5\u00b0C)<\/strong> under <strong>humid and unstable air masses<\/strong>, with <strong>winds shifting out of the southwest<\/strong> between <strong>15 to 20 mph<\/strong>. Visibility remains mostly clear behind the storm system, though <strong>isolated showers<\/strong> may persist through <strong>late afternoon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Residents should remain <strong>alert for changing weather patterns<\/strong> as <strong>warm surface temperatures<\/strong> and <strong>lingering atmospheric instability<\/strong> continue across <strong>central and eastern North Carolina<\/strong> through <strong>the rest of Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornado alert for Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson set to expire Eastern North Carolina is seeing a break in severe weather activity this afternoon, as the tornado warning previously issued for Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties is set to expire at 2:15 p.m.. 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