Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
Below is a timeline of severe weather that rolled through Charlotte and the surrounding area Thursday. For insights into particular log entries, click available links to learn more. 6:04 p.m. – Gaston County Emergency Management is calling for a voluntary evacuation of portions of the Towns of Cramerton, Lowell and McAdenville along the South Fork River in anticipation of flooding. The affected area in Cramerton, NC includes Riverside Dr. between 4th 5th and 6th Streets…
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By MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Heavy rains sent a creek over a major roadway and into an apartment building east of Seattle on Thursday. Amanda Amphett, a resident of the Park Shore Apartments in Issaquah, said Issaquah Creek reached their parking lot late Wednesday night. Her neighbor knocked on her door at 5 a.m. Thursday and told her that the river was running under their building. On Thursday afternoon, firefighters evacuated residents…
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Raleigh, N.C. — Severe weather moved quickly through Wake County on Thursday, bringing the potential for isolated flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes. Schools closed early as a result, and people west of the Triangle were forced to take shelter during tornado warnings. What to know Wake County Schools will be under a 2-hour delay for classes on Friday. Franklin County Schools have announced there will not be classes on Friday. Flood warning for Wake, Cumberland,…
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Raleigh, N.C. — Severe weather moved quickly through Wake County on Thursday, bringing the potential for isolated flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes. Schools closed early as a result, and people west of the Triangle were forced to take shelter during tornado warnings. What to know A driver in South Carolina died after a tree fell on his car, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Wake County is under a flash flood warning for Wake County…
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Kitty Zalewa was in the middle of a doctor’s appointment in Charlotte when the tornado warnings started rolling in. Near UNC-Charlotte, campus sirens were alerting them to take cover. “NWS: … Click to Continue »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Severe storms moving across the Triangle on Thursday knocked out power across Central North Carolina. How to contact Duke Energy, Wake Electric, FayPWC According to Duke Energy, about 80,000 customers in North Carolina have no power–down from over 100,000 earlier Thursday. About 32,000 of those people are in Wake County. Thunderstorms brought heavy rain and high winds to the Triangle, starting around 12 p.m. ABC11 First Alert team monitor damage around…
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GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A second person has died on the roadways as severe weather moves through the Carolinas, NC Highway Patrol confirmed. Troopers report a driver was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger heading down Doc Wehunt Road Thursday morning in Gaston County when he hydroplaned and the car fell down an embankment and landed upside down in a creek. The driver was identified as Terry Rodger Fisher of Cherryville, NC. He was pronounced dead…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The storm even taking the life of at least one person in South Carolina after a tree fell on their car Thursday afternoon, WSOC reports. Thursday afternoon Kannapolis city officials confirmed that a tornado touched down near the Lane Street and Interstate 85 Exit. More than 42 million people in the U.S. are affected by strong storms moving through the Southeast region on Thursday prompting multiple tornado, severe thunderstorm and flood warnings….
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Raleigh, N.C. — Severe weather moved quickly through Wake County on Thursday, bringing the potential for isolated flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes. Schools closed early as a result, and people west of the Triangle were forced to take shelter during tornado warnings. What to know A driver in South Carolina died after a tree fell on his car, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Wake County is under a flash flood warning for Wake County…
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Raleigh, N.C. — Severe weather moved quickly through Wake County on Thursday, bringing the potential for isolated flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes. Schools closed early as a result, and people west of the Triangle were forced to take shelter during tornado warnings. What to know A driver in South Carolina died after a tree fell on his car, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Wake County is under a flash flood warning for Wake County…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The storm even taking the life of at least one person in South Carolina after a tree fell on their car Thursday afternoon, WSOC reports. Thursday afternoon Kannapolis city officials confirmed that a tornado touched down near the Lane Street and Interstate 85 Exit. More than 42 million people in the U.S. are affected by strong storms moving through the Southeast region on Thursday prompting multiple tornado, severe thunderstorm and flood warnings….
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Raleigh, N.C. — Severe weather moved quickly through Wake County on Thursday, bringing the potential for isolated flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes. Schools closed early as a result, and people west of the Triangle were forced to take shelter during tornado warnings. What to know A driver in South Carolina died after a tree fell on his car, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson counties are under a severe thunderstorm…
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A roof was completely ripped off a home on Old Salisbury Concord Rd in Kannapolis. At the time of the storm a 16-year-old boy was inside the home. He said he ran to a closet with his cat as he heard glass shattering. A tornado touched down in Kannapolis Thursday morning, the city of Kannapolis confirms. WCNC According to the Director of Communications & Marketing, the tornado touched down near the Lane…
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YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A driver has died after a tree fell on the car in York County, officials confirm. The driver was driving a 2010 Toyota SUV on Pleasant Road in York County when a tree fell onto the car. According to officials the driver was injured and transported to CMC Main where the driver later succumbed to injuries. The victim’s name has not been released at this time. The accident happened about 3…
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