97 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

The WRAL Severe Weather Team breaks down storms moving in and the high winds we could see throughout the day. Tune in to WRAL News at 9 for an hour-by-hour look at where and when the threat is greatest today. 

WRAL Weather Alert Day: Showers, storms, high winds. Tune in to WRAL at 9 for an hour-by-hour look at where, when the threat is greatest.

A WRAL Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday, when much of the state is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather.


WRAL Weather Alert Day: Severe storms rolling in for first day of Dreamville, wind gusts up to 50 mph possible

Severe Risk Saturday

On Friday night, the festival announced the gates would open at 2 p.m. Saturday instead of noon due to the expected high winds and possible lightning. 

Dreamville Festival starting time pushed back to 2 p.m. With Level 1 risk, planners share how that changes things

Saturday headliners forecast for Dreamville Festival

The Raleigh Police Department found a man dead with a gunshot wound when they responded to Hodges Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday. The shooting was near the intersection with Paula Street.

Man found shot to death near Midtown in Raleigh overnight

2 men shot, 1 dead near Midtown Raleigh

The Durham Bulls organization has been around since 1902. The team is celebrating its 110-year history in 2023. 

Durham Bulls baseball: A history of the team, the DBAP and minor league ball in Durham

Durham Bulls

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana.

Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead

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NCAA bracket

College hoops bracket challenge

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