The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a tornado watch that is in effect for all of Robeson County until 10 p.m. today. A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable to producing a tornado, while a tornado warning means that an actual tornado has been spotted.
Seventy-nine counties in North Carolina are under some kind of weather advisiory, including Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland and Bladen counties, which are all under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Robeson County could see heavy rains throughout the day as a line of thunderstorms is moving northeast, and there could be some flooding. Robeson County is not currently under a flood watch.










