Orange County, NC — Severe Weather & Radar

2 active warnings affecting this county
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Orange County, NC
36.064, -79.118

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Active warnings

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 11 at 11:06AM EDT until October 11 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
~100,000 people in the warned area within this county
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Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued October 11 at 10:44AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
~110,000 people in the warned area within this county

Severe-weather outlook

The Storm Prediction Center has Orange County, NC in a Slight Riskfor severe thunderstorms today (Day 1 categorical outlook).

3-day forecast

Today
Thunderstorms
78° / 62°
99% precip
Tomorrow
Clear
79° / 57°
2% precip
Tuesday
Clear
84° / 62°

Forecast: NOAA National Blend of Models.

When is severe weather most likely near Orange?

Orange County sees frequent thunderstorms through the summer, bringing intense lightning, damaging winds, waterspouts, and flooding.

Tropical systems add a severe-weather and flooding risk from June through November, and can spin up tornadoes.

Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.

In Orange County, NC

Orange County, NC has an estimated 150,000 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 5 nursing homes, 37 schools, 4 mobile-home parks, 2 dialysis centers that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.

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Nearby areas

Live radar and active alerts for places near Orange:

Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.