National Weather Service Raleigh, North Carolina

The National Weather Service Raleigh, North Carolina (RAH) is a local Weather Forecast Office for central North Carolina. The NWS in Raleigh serves 31 counties in NC and these 31 counties have a population of 7.74 million people, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Description
The NWS In Raleigh began in January 1887. In 1896, NWS Raleigh moved to the Fisher Building, and remained there until 1908, when the office moved to the fourth floor of the Masonic Temple in Raleigh. It would remain here until December 1940. In December 1940, the office moved to the Administration Building at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (called Raleigh Municipal Airport at the time), and would move a few times on the airport grounds over the years. In November 1979, NWS Raleigh moved to the Cargo Building at RDU, and would remain there until 1994. On January 19, 1994, NWS Raleigh moved to the Centennial Campus at North Carolina State University, though a skeleton staff remained at RDU to take observations and man the WSR-74 radar until June 30, 1996.

NWS Raleigh Operates 8 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters throughout central North Carolina.

NWS Raleigh Also operates a WSR-88D Doppler weather radar with the Callsign, KRAX and also operates a TDWR With the callsign TRDU.