Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Megan Petersen and Hannah Black edit the last bits of their film “Drought” on June 21, 2019. (Photo: Kate Cornell/WWAY) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A couple years ago we told you about a film called “Drought.”The creators, Hannah Black and Megan Petersen, entered and won the “Hometown Heroes” Film Competition in 2017. Now they’re almost done. Winning the contest helped fund their production, but they still need a little help….
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Severe storms moved through central North Carolina on Thursday, knocking down trees and flooding some streets. According to Duke Energy’s outage map, thousands of people were without power Friday morning. Friday’s storms brought hail and wind gusts above 50 mph in some areas. The storms moved in hours after ABC11’s First Alert weather said central North Carolina was at an elevated risk for severe weather. Severe weather safety: Tornado do’s and dont’s Friday is the…
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AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – “It’s just a little disappointing that they already had their minds made up today,” said Deanne Breedlove, a Lake Austin homeowner. Property owners addressed City Council Thursday morning: frustrated by their elected officials. “I find it egregious that we were informed of this decision less than 2 weeks ago in the paper and it was divisive and inflammatory as if we were stealing from the poor,” said one property…
Read MoreGREENVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A church pastor in Greenville credits divine invention after he canceled an evening service minutes before a severe storm nearly destroyed the house of worship. Highland Terrace Baptist Church Pastor Chet Haney looked into his church’s severely damaged preschool room on Thursday and wondered, “what if?” Highland Terrace Baptist Church Pastor Chet Haney (CBS 11) “It’s actually my granddaughter’s Sunday school room it’s completely demolished something fell out of the sky…
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By Elizabeth Gardner and Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL meteorologists Raleigh, N.C. — The severe weather preceding a cool front started around 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon with a tornado warning for parts of Caswell and Halifax counties, that has since expired. Much of North Carolina is under the threat of severe thunderstorms through 10 p.m. A watch includes 61 counties, including the Triangle area. Damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes are possible. “Stay weather alert,” said WRAL…
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The Standard’s news roundup gives you a quick hit of interesting, sometimes irreverent, and breaking news stories from all over the state. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service Office in Fort Worth will visit another North Texas town Thursday to assess weather damage. They’ll be trying to figure out if Greenville, in Hunt County, was hit by a tornado Wednesday. Bianca Garcia is meteorologist with the National Weather Service. She says a supercell did develop…
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By JEFF MARTIN and JAY REEVES, Associated Press ATLANTA — Potent thunderstorms have been blamed for one death and left more than 200,000 people without power across the southern United States — and fierce winds were expected to wallop parts of several states as new storms form Thursday, forecasters said. Fallen trees ripped down power lines and crashed into buildings along a line from Texas to Alabama overnight and into Thursday morning, the national Storm…
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By Elizabeth Gardner and Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL meteorologists Raleigh, N.C. — Damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes are possible Thursday as a round of severe weather moves through our area. “Stay weather alert,” said WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth of the level 3 out of 5 risk for severe weather that stretches across the entire viewing area. According to Wilmoth, the timing of the storms will be late afternoon through the evening commute, with an estimated…
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Updated 8:49 am CDT, Thursday, June 20, 2019 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Damaging storms have left more than 200,000 people without power across the southern United States, and forecasters say more are on the way. The Storm Prediction Center says wind damage including fallen trees that pulled down power lines and struck buildings happened along a line from Texas to Alabama. A few isolated tornadoes were reported, damaging roofs in the northeast Texas city of Greenville….
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The night before Hugo was expected to impact the Carolinas, NBC Charlotte’s Larry Sprinkle said he was on his way home from a station event when his instincts told him to check on the status of the storm. After the system made landfall near Charleston, S.C., it began to work its way inland. This immediately raised the level of concern. “Hurricanes don’t come this far inland,” he said. “They don’t come to…
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(FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – A cold front will swing through Thursday and fire up strong to severe storms this afternoon and evening. The storms will start developing between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. and race eastward across the FOX 46 Charlotte viewing area until sunset. Damaging winds and hail will be the main concerns and to a lesser extent heavy rain with a slim tornado threat as well. The better chances for any…
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NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — ABC11 is in First Alert Mode as central North Carolina is at risk for severe weather on Thursday.Residents in the ABC11 viewing area are at an enhanced risk or level three of five. There are more than 86 million Americans under the threat of severe weather today, and the bullseye is right over our viewing area. Biggest threats=damaging winds & hail. #ncwx pic.twitter.com/W602YI81DR — Don Schwenneker (@BigweatherABC11) June 20, 2019 Don…
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After a mostly sunny and calm start to the day, the area will turn rather active this afternoon as a cold front gets pulled in and winds aloft strengthen. This will trigger showers and t-storms and bring the threat of severe weather to us again. There are more than 86 million Americans under the threat of severe weather today, and the bullseye is right over our viewing area. Biggest threats=damaging winds & hail. #ncwx pic.twitter.com/W602YI81DR…
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