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Raleigh Soaker: Triangle Braces For Heavy Rain, Damaging Winds In Friday Storms
Light rain was reported at Raleigh-Durham International Airport at 11:51 a.m., with a temperature of 62 degrees, the National Weather Service’s observation showed. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are forecast before 3 p.m., followed by a chance of showers through 4 p.m.; the high is near 70, with temperatures falling into the low 60s by late afternoon, the Raleigh point forecast says. Skies should clear tonight.
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Triangle reservoirs see lowest water levels of 2026 as drought intensifies
After a period of recovery this summer, the Triangle’s biggest reservoirs are all seeing dwindling water levels as North Carolina’s drought has stretched into the fall. Central North Carolina has been experiencing a drought since August. Both Wake and Durham counties are currently in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. While rainfall this summer provided some relief, hot, dry weather over the past two months has “caused drought conditions to rapidly worsen or reemerge in some areas,” the National Weather Service’s Raleigh office wrote in an Oct. 27 alert. As a result, current water levels in the area’s biggest reservoirs are nearing the lowest levels recorded since this summer, when several of the region’s cities put in place water use restrictions to conserve their water supply. Durham is nearing the trigger for Stage 3 drought restrictions, after enacting water use restrictions in June, said James Lim, the Department of Water Management’s water efficiency manager. Stage 2 restrictions are still in place, and the city is seeking ways to avoid enacting more restrictive rules. Durham’s main reservoirs, Lake Michie and Little River Reservoir, are even lower than they were this summer. The city’s reservoirs are 33% full, compared