April 2020 – Page 9 – Weather Preppers

Texas Towns Hit Hard As COVID-19 Keeps Tourists At Home

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

From Texas Standard: With springtime well underway and summer on the horizon, many Texans would typically be planning weekend road trips or even longer vacations within the Lone Star State. But most tourist attractions and beaches are closed for vacationers because of the pandemic. Those closures are hitting hard the communities that rely on tourism. Both the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics estimate that the American tourism industry will lose almost 6 million jobs…

NC State forecasts active hurricane season

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. This hurricane season will see 18 to 22 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, which includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The number of named storms predicted is above both long- and short-term averages according to Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State. The…

NC State researchers predict 2020 hurricane season will be active

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane Florence flooding (Photo: WCTI) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. According to a news release, forecasters at NC State predict 18 to 22 named storms will form in the Atlantic basin, which includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The number of named storms predicted is above both long-and short-term averages according…

NC State scientists predict above average hurricane season in 2020

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. — Researchers at North Carolina State University are predicting a more active than normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. According to researchers, the 2020 hurricane season will see 18 to 22 named storms, which is higher than both the long-term (11) and short-term (14) averages. The short-term average is from 1995 to 2019, according to Lian Xie, a professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State. Those named storms…

Rainy weekend could bring severe weather to parts of Houston

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The National Weather Service predicts showers and possibly severe thunderstorms on the weekend of Saturday, April 18, 2020. The National Weather Service predicts showers and possibly severe thunderstorms on the weekend of Saturday, April 18, 2020. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 The National Weather Service predicts showers and possibly severe thunderstorms on the weekend of Saturday, April 18, 2020. The National…

Nine years ago today, lethal tornado swarm rocked NC

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Raleigh, N.C. — On April 16, 2011, 25 tornadoes touched down in 33 North Carolina counties. The twisters killed 24 people and destroyed or damaged more than 6,500 homes and 113 businesses. The most lives lost were in rural Bertie County, where 12 people died. Four of the dead were children in the Stony Brook North mobile home park in north Raleigh – siblings Daniel Quistian-Nino, 9, and Yaire Quistian-Nino, 6 months, and their cousins,…

Strong as Grass: A Year After a Devastating Tornado, the Caddo Nation Rebuilds in East Texas

Posted on April 16, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Phil Cross was ten or twelve years old when he first heard his elders reminisce about the grass houses their people used to live in. Cross was transfixed. The old structures looked sort of like beehives, he was told. Fashioned from thatched switchgrass and pine poles, they were surprisingly spacious, a proud symbol of Caddo prosperity. One such structure, built a thousand years ago on the grounds of what is now Caddo Mounds State Historic…

NWS: More than 100 tornadoes hit from Texas to Maryland

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter An EF1 tornado touched down near Haws Run, southwest of Jacksonville, around 9:39 a.m. on April 13, 2020. (Photo: National Weather Service) BIRMINGHAM, AL (AP) — The National Weather Service says more than 100 tornadoes struck the South in a two-day outbreak that killed more than 30 people. Forecast teams checking for damage found 105 storm tracks that totaled more than 770 miles in all. The worst storm was…

How hurricanes form: WCNC Charlotte Weather School

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The WCNC Weather School is back in session with a free, educational science class about equipment used to observe the weather. Wednesday’s lesson is about a weather phenomenon common to the Carolinas: hurricanes. Meteorologist Iisha Scott will break down what causes hurricanes to form, how they gain strength and why this year’s season is predicted to be busier than normal. WCNC Charlotte’s First Warn Storm Team is helping parents, students, and teachers…

The Coming Hurricane Season Could Be A Busy One

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

One of the most closely watched hurricane forecasters in the United States has issued his long-awaited take on what to expect in 2020. He’s forecasting a rough few months, with more than a dozen named storms, including many possible hurricanes possible. Eric Berger is senior space editor for the technology news website Ars Technica, where he has been writing about the upcoming hurricane season. He says hurricane season begins June 1, and that according to…

People With Disabilities Fear Pandemic Will Worsen Medical Biases

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

It’s a moment that people with disabilities have long feared: there’s a shortage of life-saving equipment, like ventilators, and doctors say they may be forced to decide who lives and who dies. People with disabilities worry those judgments will reflect a prejudice that their lives hold less value. State health officials have drafted rationing plans that exclude some people with significant disabilities from ventilators and other treatment. Mostly, though, the belief among people with disabilities…

Monday’s tornado left a note on an SC porch. It was written 90 miles away … in 1965

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

When Sherrie Sedgwick woke up to news of a tornado on Monday morning, she walked outside to make sure her home in Cross, South Carolina near Lake Moultrie hadn’t sustained … Click to Continue »

Red Cross Helps Residents Recover After Tornadoes During Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted on April 14, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The American Red Cross says more than 100 residents are receiving aid across 17 North Carolina counties after seven tornadoes touched down in the state early Monday morning. Robbie Sofaly, regional disaster officer for the Red Cross, says a public health emergency like the coronavirus pandemic coupled with a natural disaster has been particularly challenging for the families affected. “These are traumatic events and that sense of trauma is heightened I would say,” Sofaly said….

SC tornado was 770 yards wide, traveled 31 miles

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The National Weather Service in Columbia has released more information on the deadly EF-3 tornado that took the lives of two people in Orangeburg County. The tornado had a maximum rating of EF-3 with estimated maximum winds of 140 mph. RELATED: Husband, wife killed by tornado in Orangeburg County The maximum path width was 770 yards and it traveled 31.5 miles. There were two deaths and at least seven injuries due to…

Explaining hail and what causes it: WCNC Charlotte Weather School

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The WCNC Weather School is back in session with a free, educational science class about equipment used to observe the weather. Tuesday’s lesson is all about hail. First Warn meteorologist Chris Mulcahy will explain what causes hail, why it forms during thunderstorms and why it’s an indicator of severe weather. WCNC Charlotte’s First Warn Storm Team is helping parents, students, and teachers learn from home with free atmospheric science lessons that can…

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