Strong storms are moving into our area on Monday, making it a WRAL Weather Alert Day.
A rare Level 4 risk out of 5 has been issued for our area by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.
This is reserved for when widespread severe thunderstorms are expected.Â
The last time our area was in a Level 4 risk for the following day was in March of 2021.
One round of storms moves into areas east of the Triangle after 8 or 9 a.m. Monday.
The main line of storms will arrive in the afternoon ahead of a cold front.
The storms could bring damaging wind gusts up to 55-75 mph. Tornadoes are a real possibility as well. While hail is possible, this would be more likely with discrete supercells and not necessarily the main line of storms.
The strongest storms come in two waves. One will likely be
after 9 a.m. on Monday as discrete supercells could develop. The main line doesn’t reach us until Noon to about 3 p.m.
Have multiple ways to receive weather warnings throughout the day Monday.Â
