Ready Wilson County

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch Has Been Issued for all of central NC through 10 pm this evening.

Winter Weather Awareness Week 2023

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Wilson County until 3pm.

If you don't need to travel, please stay home.

Here's the latest on impacts from Hurricane in central NC. The greatest threat still looks to be flash flooding. 2-5" of rain (locally 5-7") is expected to the south and east of Raleigh, with 1-2" around the Triangle. Wind gusts of 30-45 mph may also cause scattered downed trees & power outages, especially in the far SE. The worst conditions will be late this evening into early tomorrow morning.

Flood watch for our area...Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening.

We've seen more than one report in the past week regarding various drownings in lakes as a result of boating accidents. PFDs (personal flotation devices) drastically reduce your odds of drowning.

Safety Day at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Come on out to the Community Safety day in Elm City. 10 to 3. Come see what YOUR 1st Responders are up to!

From Duke Energy

Good morning,



Our teams are carefully monitoring the cold front moving through our area this morning. We’re seeing winds up to 55 mph bringing a higher risk of widespread power outages across the state. Currently, there are 91 customer outages in Wilson County.

Our crews were prepared and are responding – however, these conditions also make power restoration especially challenging and difficult – and the continuing high winds continue to complicate restoration efforts. We are determined to do everything possible to restore everyone’s power as quickly and safely as possible and want you to stay safe as well. With below-freezing temperatures on the horizon, we’ve encouraged customers to prepare through web and email updates, supplemental texts and outbound call communications.

We’ve also reached out to medical alert and critical care customers asking them to consider in advance the actions they would take if they were to lose power for an extended period.

Outage reporting

Customers who experience an outage can report it the following ways:

Visit duke-energy.com on a desktop computer or mobile device. Use the Duke Energy mobile app – Download the Duke Energy App from a smartphone via Apple Store or Google Play. Text OUT to 57801 (standard text and data charges may apply). Call the automated outage-reporting system, at: 800.POWERON (800.769.3766).

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As the Governor stated in his press conference, NC Emergency Management is poised to assist local jurisdictions.

That said, County Emergency Management agencies across the state are working with their local partners to manage impacts locally and regionally. The bulk of emergency response during these events is managed at the local level. Local 911 Centers, local law enforcement, local fire departments, local EMS providers and local Emergency Management, and other local response partners...these agencies take the lead in these responses. Also, search and rescue teams, swift water rescue teams, and incident management teams, are primarily local resources that deploy to help their fellow North Carolinians.

Emergencies and disasters begin, and end, at the Local level.