WNCN - RALEIGH, N.C. For eight Triangle counties, the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch.
The warning was sent out around 12:40 and lasts until 10 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service, a few tornadoes as well as solitary severe wind gusts up to 70 mph are probable.
Counties in the following areas are under a tornado watch:
County of Cumberland
County of Johnston
County Nash
Towson County
County of Wilson
Border County
Bradford County
County of Sampson