Rather appropriate that this week is "North Carolina Severe Weather Awareness Week", March 2-8. Lots of Tarheel damage from Tuesday's storms, to be sure. After investigation of the scene, NWS officials said it was an EF-0 tornado that touched down near the Alamance and Caswell County line...click on the link for a more detailed report:
EF-0 tornado in Alamance County
And here is a link to the most recent/updated listing of storm reports from the Raleigh NWS office:
Updated storm reports to Raleigh NWS
The national map from the Storm Prediction Center has yet to put the red dot in NC, but this graphic gives you a good idea of who really took it on the chin:
(click on pics to enlarge)
Lots of strong wind gusts officially recorded around the region, as you would expect:
The one solid benefit was the locally heavy rainfall, accentuated by the flare-up of the stronger storms in central NC. The mountains certainly had their hands full as the storms squeezed out like a sponge over the mountainous terrain. They had additional flooding issues there as the rain was melting their several inches of snow...quite the mess, as you can imagine:
Below are the links to the reports for the aforementioned "Awareness" week if you'd like to brush up on your knowledge, which increases awareness, which you can never do too much of!
Monday- Severe Thunderstorms
Tuesday - Lightning
Wednesday - Tornadoes
Thursday - Flooding
Friday - The Severe Weather Alert Process
EF-0 tornado in Alamance County
And here is a link to the most recent/updated listing of storm reports from the Raleigh NWS office:
Updated storm reports to Raleigh NWS
The national map from the Storm Prediction Center has yet to put the red dot in NC, but this graphic gives you a good idea of who really took it on the chin:
(click on pics to enlarge)
Lots of strong wind gusts officially recorded around the region, as you would expect:
The one solid benefit was the locally heavy rainfall, accentuated by the flare-up of the stronger storms in central NC. The mountains certainly had their hands full as the storms squeezed out like a sponge over the mountainous terrain. They had additional flooding issues there as the rain was melting their several inches of snow...quite the mess, as you can imagine:
Below are the links to the reports for the aforementioned "Awareness" week if you'd like to brush up on your knowledge, which increases awareness, which you can never do too much of!
Monday- Severe Thunderstorms
Tuesday - Lightning
Wednesday - Tornadoes
Thursday - Flooding
Friday - The Severe Weather Alert Process
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