North Carolina alerts

Wake County, North Carolina weather alerts

No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Wake County.

Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT. Times are Eastern Daylight Time.

Wake County forecastLive radar here

Warnings on the map

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Wake County, North Carolina. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Wake County, North Carolina Open the live map with warnings and watches

Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Alerts in force

Nothing is in force for Wake County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

The past year in Wake County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 166 alerts for Wake County, including 62 severe thunderstorm warnings, 9 flash flood warnings, 2 red flag warnings and 2 winter storm warnings.

ProductIssuedMost recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning62Sep 18, 2026
Flash Flood Warning9Jul 28, 2026
Red Flag Warning2Dec 29, 2025
Winter Storm Warning2Jan 30, 2026
Extreme Cold Warning1Feb 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning1Jul 3, 2026
Freeze Warning1Nov 10, 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Watch8Sep 5, 2026
Flood Watch2Aug 21, 2026
Tornado Watch2Mar 16, 2026
Winter Storm Watch2Jan 30, 2026
Extreme Cold Watch1Feb 1, 2026
Fire Weather Watch1Nov 16, 2025
Freeze Watch1Nov 10, 2025
Flood Advisory22Sep 12, 2026
Heat Advisory21Sep 4, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory11Aug 30, 2026
Frost Advisory7Apr 21, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory4Feb 1, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory4Feb 4, 2026
Freezing Fog Advisory1Dec 6, 2025
Wind Advisory1Feb 7, 2026

Warnings issued

  1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  2. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  3. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  7. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  8. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  11. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  12. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  13. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  14. Flash Flood Warning
  15. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  16. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  17. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  18. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  19. Flash Flood Warning
  20. Flash Flood Warning
  21. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  22. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  23. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  24. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  25. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  26. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  27. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  28. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  29. Flash Flood Warning
  30. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  31. Flash Flood Warning
  32. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  33. Flash Flood Warning
  34. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  35. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  36. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  37. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  38. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  39. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  40. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  41. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  42. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  43. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  44. Flash Flood Warning
  45. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  46. Flash Flood Warning
  47. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  48. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  49. Flash Flood Warning
  50. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  51. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  52. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  53. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  54. Extreme Heat Warning
  55. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  56. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  57. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  58. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  59. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  60. Severe Thunderstorm Warning

And 18 earlier warnings.

Every alert, most recent first
  1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  2. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  3. Flood Advisory
  4. Flood Advisory
  5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  7. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  8. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  10. Heat Advisory
  11. Flood Advisory
  12. Heat Advisory
  13. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  14. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  15. Heat Advisory
  16. Dense Fog Advisory
  17. Flood Advisory
  18. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  19. Flood Watch
  20. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  21. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  22. Heat Advisory
  23. Heat Advisory
  24. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  25. Heat Advisory
  26. Heat Advisory
  27. Heat Advisory
  28. Heat Advisory
  29. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  30. Flood Advisory
  31. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  32. Flash Flood Warning
  33. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  34. Flood Advisory
  35. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  36. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  37. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  38. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  39. Flood Advisory
  40. Dense Fog Advisory

The 40 most recent of 166.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

Nearby

The counties around Wake County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.