Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 9:48AM EST until March 16 at 2:00PM EST by NWS Raleigh NC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 51 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

ALAMANCE CHATHAM DAVIDSON
DURHAM EDGECOMBE FORSYTH
FRANKLIN GRANVILLE GUILFORD
HALIFAX JOHNSTON NASH
ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH
VANCE WAKE WARREN
WAYNE WILSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APEX, ARCHDALE, ASHEBORO, BURLINGTON,
CARRBORO, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CLAYTON, CREEDMOOR, DURHAM, ENFIELD,
FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, GRAHAM, GREENSBORO, HENDERSON,
HIGH POINT, HILLSBOROUGH, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LEXINGTON,
LOUISBURG, MEBANE, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, OXFORD, PITTSBORO,
PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROUGEMONT,
ROXBORO, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SILER CITY, SMITHFIELD,
SPRING HOPE, TARBORO, THOMASVILLE, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON,
WILSON, AND WINSTON-SALEM.