Tornado Watches in several Triad counties
Sep 27, 2024
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — A Tornado Watch has gone into effect in several Triad counties on Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
North Carolina counties under flood watch; tornado watch in effect for some counties
The Tornado Watch went into effect at 8:04 a.m. on Friday and will last until 6 p.m.
The Triad counties currently under the watch include:
Davidson County
Forsyth County
Guilford County
Randolph County
21 other central North Carolina counties are also under the Tornado Watch.
Randolph County went under a Tornado Warning from around 9:44 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. Chatham County and Moore County were also under the warning.
At 9:44 a.m. a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was found 8 miles southwest of Goldston and 12 miles north of Carthage moving north at 55 mph.
Randolph is now once again under a Tornado Watch.
As of 10:18 a.m., Rockingham County was under a Tornado Warning.
At 10:18 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles south of Ellisboro and 10 miles south of Madison moving north at 30 mph.
The Tornado Warning was in effect until 11:15 a.m.
A third Tornado Warning in the area went into effect in Caswell County at 11:14 a.m. lasting until noon.