Residents in central North Carolina are being advised to stay alert as the National Weather Service (NWS) in Raleigh has issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until noon EDT today, May 17th.
The watch covers a wide swathe of the region including 17 counties, with cities such as Raleigh, Durham, Lexington, and Rocky Mount potentially in the path of the severe weather.
The NWS website notes that hazardous weather is not expected beyond today into next week…