Month: April 2019

Storm topples trees, spares house of Rep. Graig Meyer Severe weather toppled trees surrounding the house of Rep. Graig Meyer in the White Cross community near Chapel Hill, NC Friday afternoon, April 19, 2019. Amazingly, no trees hit the house, but the family couldn’t make it off their property. By × Severe weather toppled trees surrounding the house of Rep. Graig Meyer in the White Cross community near Chapel Hill, NC Friday afternoon, April 19,…

SILER CITY, N.C. (WTVD) — An EF-1 tornado touched down in Siler City around 3:30 p.m. during Friday’s storm, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS said those winds moved at speeds of 95-105 mph. ABC11 meteorologist Steve Stewart says it is possible we may see more reports of confirmed tornadoes come in from the NWS later.No injuries were reported. Stay on top of the latest weather updates by downloading the ABC11 app Storm…

Fallen trees line the roads leading into the small community of Learned, Miss., Thursday, April 18, 2019. Several homes were damaged by fallen trees in the tree lined community. Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, topping trees and leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Rogelio V. Solis AP Photo ATLANTA The Latest on severe weather in the South (all times local): 12:15 a.m. Four suspected tornadoes…

By Janine Bowen, WRAL digital journalist Severe storms that spawned several reports of tornadoes left behind damage across the Triangle on Friday. Tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in Smithfield in Johnston County as well as in the Whitecross area in Orange County. The National Weather Service confirmed Friday night that an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down outside Siler City during the storm. In Johnston County, winds pulled off the tin roof of a…

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Roger Nutter, one of Orange County’s most well-known dairy farmers, has 300 cows that supply the milk for Hillsborough’s Maple View Ice Cream Shop. Nutter told ABC11 it was a tornado that swept across his 400 acres of cow pastures and two destroyed barns. Another farm staffer said one cow was hurt and one coworker was slightly injured during the storm. “She was in a barn when it hit and…

Sonya Banes looks at damage caused by a large oak tree that crashed through the ceiling of her mother’s house in Learned, Miss., Thursday, April 18, 2019. Several homes were damaged by fallen trees in the tree lined community. Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, topping trees and leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Rogelio V. Solis AP Photo ATLANTA A strong storm system barreling through…

Washington Capitals’ goalie Braden Holtby (70) stops a shot by Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) during the second period in game four of the first round Stanley Cup series game on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com 1. KEEP ON KEEPING ON The Hurricanes’ 61 percent possession edge five-on-five is the biggest of any team in the playoffs, and not entirely out of character with their regular…

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Severe storm threat for the Triangle appears over but some areas did experience damage, including Siler City, Durham and Orange counties. All of the tornado watches that had been issued for Triangle counties have been cancelled. Full list of other advisories: Click here Several Good Friday activities have been canceled. Full list of closings/cancellations: Click here A Duke Energy spokesman said 70,000 customers are without power around the state, including 10,000 in Wake…

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Triangle under Level 4 risk for severe weather that extends until 11 p.m. Friday. Several counties are under a tornado watch or flood warning. Several tornado warnings were issued but cancelled for other areas. Full list of advisories: Click here Several Good Friday activities have been canceled. Full list of closings/cancellations: Click here A Duke Energy spokesman said 70,000 customers are without power around the state, including 10,000 in Wake and 1,000 in…