You hear the terms watch and warning a lot in severe weather. Here's what they mean and what you should do when it's issued ...

The KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team is equipped with the tools, technology and expertise to pinpoint exactly where tornadoes are causing damage.

Homes are being built better than they were a few decades ago to account for the Oklahoma severe weather season.

Today is a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY for the potential of strong-severe storms capable of isolated tornadoes as well as strong to damaging winds at times through the day.

When the storm season comes around there is a lot our First Alert Weather team here at 7News has to prepare for to keep the ...

Georgetown and Horry Counties remain under a tornado watch as a cold storm front continues its path across the state.

The current window of severe weather in central North Carolina is between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Damaging wind gusts were the main threat. Tornadoes and hail were secondary threats. Even outside of severe ...

Derrah Getter's First Warning Forecast This afternoon strong to severe storms move in with a powerful cold front. Our primary threat will be damaging straight line winds. Tornado formation is not out ...

For more information on how to prepare for tornadoes in North Carolina and what to do during and after them, check out these ...

Tornadoes can form in minutes, leaving little time to prepare. Knowing the difference between alerts and having a safety plan ...

On Wednesday at 3:04 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 3:45 ...

North and South Carolina are facing a series of tornado alerts amid a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday. The National Weather ...