Damaging winds, possible tornadoes dampen Halloween festivities

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — It was a wet, windy and potentially dangerous Halloween as severe weather moved through the state.

Eastern parts of Wake County are under tornado warning until 9:45 p.m. Franklin County is also under this tornado warning.

Mecklenburg County, Virginia remains under a tornado warning until 9:30 p.m…

Other counties remain under severe thunderstorm warnings or watches.

The weather took a toll on festivities across the area, including on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill:

Severe weather caused power outages across the state.

Earlier, 40,000 were without power in Fayetteviille.

As of 9:17 p.m., anout 1,000 customers in Orange County were without power, about 100 in Durham and nearly 70 in the Raleigh area.

The sun was out and shining bright earlier. And although that sounds good, the warm air provides fuel for storms.

The biggest threat from Thursday’s storms was damaging wind, with gusts up to 50 mph.

Timing

Any shower that pops up will have the potential to have rotation, which could create an isolated tornado.

The main line of storms moved through after 7 p.m. That main line of storms is what will bring the damaging straight-line winds.

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Trick-or-treating

Rain is not typical on Halloween. In fact, it has only rained once in the last nine years during trick-or-treat time.

On average it rains one out of every four Halloweens in Central North Carolina.

With 2019 shaping up to be one of those wet Halloweens, there are some indoor alternatives for young trick-or-treaters: