On this date, 90 years ago, my favorite airplane took flight for the first time. The Supermarine Spitfire, one of the most beautiful airplanes to take to the skies. I even have a model of that prototype Spitfire. And of course I have a tie to commemorate. #SpectrumNews1 #Spitfire

And that’s why Tree Pollen is “High”… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Pollen #Allergy

As of the latest Drought Monitor, released on Thursday morning, all 100 North Carolina counties remain in drought status... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor

The World Meteorological Organization has officially retired the name "Melissa" as a tropical system name for the Atlantic Basin... This follows the destruction brought by category 5 Hurricane Melissa last fall. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #HurricaneMelissa #WMO

Looks like some airliner racin’ in the sky this afternoon… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

From Eastern Reginal NWS... "So how 'wintry' was this winter? Meteorological winter runs from December through February, so with that period over here are some rankings for couple of parameters for selected locations." #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NWS

That moment when you're looking through your camera chip and realize you took a pretty good photo over a month ago... From late January. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Moon

Voting is your right and your duty… Always take the opportunity to make your voice heard! #SpectrumNews1 #Vote #Democracy

Now that's a nice looking Saturday evening Moon... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Moon

A bit foggy out there this morning... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

The latest Drought Monitor was released on Thursday morning... It now shows all of North Carolina in some drought status. Tom Meiners did a little research and found that this is the first time since February 2008, that the entire state was under drought conditions. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Drought

A messy day but we're getting much needed rain... And a good, slow rain at that. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Another good, soaking rain event is in the forecast for Thursday... Most areas should see at least a 1/2 inch of rain from late tonight through Friday. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

As of today… Been doing this News 14, Time Warner Cable News, Spectrum News 1 thing for 24 years. Same mission today, as was 24 years ago... No hype, lead with science and just the facts. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

NHC has released their report on Hurricane Melissa... After further investigation, winds were calculated at 190mph at one point during the storm. This ties the record for the strongest winds in a tropical system in the Atlantic Basin with Hurricane Alan in 1980. www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL1...

Looks like another chance for a good, soaking rain event for North Carolina from Wednesday night through early Friday... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

This is a first... With as many mushrooms as I have prepared and cooked over the years, this is the first time I've ever come across a conjoined mushroom. #SpectrumNews1

The blizzard to our north, helped to send some serious winds our way on Monday... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Since there seems to be a lot confusion on how the groundwater cycle works, I thought I post this informative link to help explain how this all works... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Drought

Snow and cold at Buckeye Lake on Monday morning... The current temperature is 10 degrees. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx www.resortcams.com/webcams/beec...

The snowflakes are flying in Blowing Rock on Sunday evening... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx www.resortcams.com/webcams/blow...

A group of three bucks in the backyard... All shedding their antlers. #SpectrumNews1 #OhDeer

The amount of rain each section of North Carolina would need to receive over the next 3 months to end the current drought... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Drought

I think its a Red-Shoulder Hawk... I don't ever recall seeing this much white on one's head before. I guess showing up a little more due to the rain. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Remember two days ago when it was 70 degrees… Not that kind of weather out there today. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Some strong wind gusts are possible on Sunday as low pressure strengthens along the coast... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NWS

A USAF 757 heading into RDU this afternoon... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #B757

Might areas north and east of the Triangle see a light dusting of snow late Sunday night into Monday morning... There is a chance. Grassy and elevated surfaces would see the best chances for light accumulation. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NWS

After a three day shot of colder weather, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, indications are that we'll end February and start March with above average temperatures... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Some pretty impressive wind gusts across North Carolina on Friday... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

"X" marks the spot... Upper level moisture leading to a lot of contrails on Friday afternoon. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

A line of thundershowers continues to move through eastern North Carolina... Some wind gusts up to 40mph are possible, along with a few cloud to ground lightning strikes. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

SPC has bumped parts of eastern North Carolina into a Marginal Risk for a few strong to severe storms this afternoon... Strong wind gusts would be the main severe weather threat. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #NWS

"Starliner launched June 5, 2024, on its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station. Originally planned as an eight-to-14-day mission, the flight was extended to 93 days after propulsion system anomalies were identified while the spacecraft was in orbit." #SpectrumNews1 #Starliner

Per the latest Drought Monitor released on Thursday morning, most of North Carolina is in drought status and most of that drought area is in "severe" drought. A few locations are in "extreme" drought status. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor

Quite the breezy day across North Carolina on Wednesday... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

The latest Flu/Respiratory Illness map, shows some improvement in cases across the United States... We are now at moderate levels in North Carolina. #SpectrumNews1 #Flu

Before my wife went to work today, she asked me what the high temperature was going to be… Before I could answer, our Google Assist decided it would give her the forecast and said “59”. I looked at her and said, that would be a high around 63-64. No further comment needed… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

So... Upon further review... They're moving some pipes around. Pipes for beach re-nourishment. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Not the typical types of vehicles you see on the beach... No clue what they're doing... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Just a warning that its still winter... After the warm-up we're seeing now through the end of this week, a shot of cold air will arrive early next week, bumping our daytime highs back to below average levels for late February. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

A diversion into RDU this morning... Always great to see the "Queen" stop by for a visit. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #B747 #TheQueen

There was no greater example of a servant and no great representation of a truly good individual, than Jimmy Carter... My word to you... "Be like Jimmy!" #SpectrumNews1 #PresidentsDay

Some of the strongest wind gusts on Monday... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

On this President's Day... Let's hear from some of our greatest presidents. #SpectrumNews1 #PresidentsDay

On this President's Day 2026... I'm always proud to share the name of one of the greatest presidents in American history. #SpectrumNews1 #FDR #PresidentsDay

It’s showing some wear and tear, but it still works… About 9/10ths of an inch of rain on Sunday. And interesting factoid... If this rain had been the snow we received two weekends ago, it would have measured 20.7 inches of snow accumulation at the 1 to 23 ratio. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

A mess day but a good, slow, soaking rain… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

When the snow wears out it’s welcome… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx

Dry weather across North Carolina during the day on Saturday... The chance of rain develops late night, into very early Sunday morning for western North Carolina. After that, Sunday will be a wet weather day across the state. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NWS