Red Flag Warning issued for Central NC due to gusty winds, low humidity, and dry conditions heightening fire risk.

The NWS has personnel and weather radar in Wake, New Hanover and Carteret counties. The National Climatic Data Center, another division of NOAA, is located in Asheville.

It’s unclear if the National Weather Service’s office in Wilmington was impacted at all by the nationwide layoffs.

The report also states more than 100 people were rescued from the flooding, many roads were washed away and over 100 homes were destroyed.

Following Wednesday's wintry weather, the National Weather Service has issued more winter advisories for Thursday, Feb. 20.

Extreme winter weather has swept across the southeast of the country in recent days, with more disruptions likely.

There is an increased fire danger in parts of South Carolina and North Carolina Friday. Increased fire danger through 8 p.m. Saturday for these areas:

Re-freezing could also result in black ice and slick travel conditions. Significant ice accumulations were forecast in eastern North Carolina, the National Weather Service said.

Snow starts to fall at Camp North End in Charlotte on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The rain and snow reached Morganton after 9 a.m. with no snow accumulations, Horne said. Morganton is 76 miles northwest of Charlotte.