Thunderstorms Coverage

Trees falls onto Johnston County home; storm leaves thousands without power in Wake County

Thousands of residents in Wake County are waking up Wednesday without power after Tuesday's WRAL Weather Alert Day.

WRAL Severe Weather Center

Trees fall on Warren County homes, cars and roadways after severe storms

People across our area woke up to a big mess Wednesday morning after severe weather hit their communities overnight.

1,200 still without power in Warren County after storms topple trees

People across our area woke up to a big mess Wednesday morning after severe weather hit their communities overnight.

Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist and Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Certain areas experienced hail and power outages during WRAL Weather Alert Day

Power outages and trees down in Warren County during WRAL Weather Alert Day.

Pea-sized hail in northern Nash County

Pea-sized hail and storms passed through Tuesday night in northern Nash County. The WRAL Storm Tracker passed through the area. The sound in this video is muted.

Storms knock down tree onto power lines, car in Chapel Hill

Strong storms moving through central North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon knocked trees onto power lines and a car.

Heavy rain in Raleigh

A storm passes through Raleigh on Tuesday afternoon.

Power restored at busy Chapel Hill intersection after overnight storms

Thousands of customers were in the dark Wednesday night when storms rolled through central North Carolina.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

Photos: Severe thunderstorms bring down trees across the Triangle

Residents across the Triangle are waking up to downed trees on powerlines. Many customers are still without power hours after a storm blew through the area.

Intense thunderstorms topple trees, lightning hits homes in central NC

There will be plenty of cleanup in central North Carolina after a storm came tearing through on Thursday -- toppling trees and shaking residents.

Lora Lavigne, Eric Miller & Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporters

Cleanup underway after strong storms knock down trees

There will be plenty of cleanup in central North Carolina after a storm came tearing through on Thursday -- toppling trees and shaking residents.

Thunderstorms roll through central North Carolina

Rain is much-needed in central North Carolina, but storms also brought lightning strikes and ominous clouds.

Tree falls on home at Raleigh-Garner line

Severe storms damaged homes across the Triangle on Friday night. Winds gusted up to 60 miles per hour as thunderstorms rolled on through.

Lightning hits oil well during Oklahoma thunderstorm

A lightning strike caused a huge fire at an oil well site near the Oklahoma State Capitol Monday morning.

Severe Storms Are Again Expected Across the Midwest and the South

A line of severe thunderstorms was expected to sweep across parts of the Midwest and the Mississippi Valley on Wednesday, raising the risk of tornadoes, flash floods and damaging winds, meteorologists said. The unsettling forecast comes a day after tornadoes ripped through Texas, injuring nearly two dozen people.

Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times

EF-4 tornado, 100-mph winds: WRAL Severe Weather Center unpacks the rare December storms

Kentucky hit by EF-4 tornado last Friday and Iowa blasted by high winds Wednesday evening. The WRAL Severe Weather Center unpacks these rare December storms

Zach Maloch, WRAL meteorologist

Wow weather! Lightning blast shocks Renee Chou during WRAL Noon News

A huge blast of lightning and roar of thunder rocked downtown Raleigh on Wednesday afternoon.

Thousands of Durham residents without power Saturday night after storm knocks down power lines, trees

A bolt of lightning caused several trees to catch on fire on Mount Herman Road behind the Triangle Shooting Academy in Raleigh.

Maggie Brown, WRAL Multiplatform producer

The National Weather Service begins a new impact-based severe thunderstorm warning program

The National Weather Service has devised a better way to convey the destructive potential of severe storms since all storms are not the same.

Mike Maze, WRAL meteorologist

A look at how summer storms create localized damaging winds

A look at how summer storms create localized damaging winds.

Zach Maloch, WRAL meteorologist

Tree falls on Cary home; rest of tree then falls on neighbor's home hours later

After a day of wind, downed trees and flash floods, the Triangle finally quieted down on Thursday evening. However, there is storm potential in the next four days of the seven-day forecast.

WRAL Weather Team

Tree crashes through Apex roof in thunderstorm

An Apex homeowner had to dig out Friday afternoon after heavy rain and high winds brought a tree down on a roof on Pearson Street.

Friday storms down trees in Apex neighborhood; rain possible into evening

An Apex homeowner had to dig out Friday afternoon after heavy rain and high winds brought a tree through his roof on Pearson Street.

WRAL Severe Weather Center

Lightning strike captured by WRAL's tower camera

WRAL's tower camera captured a lightning strike in downtown Raleigh on Friday night.

Timelapse: Storms roll through Dix Park

Storms soaked Dix Park in Raleigh on Thursday afternoon.