October 2020 – Page 6 – Weather Preppers

North Carolina family describes close call with tornado

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp HENDERSONVILLE, NC (WLOS) — A drive home turned dangerous for a North Carolina family over the weekend. The family was driving home from Jacksonville when a tornado passed over the interstate. Family members said it was two minutes they will never forget, and they caught it on camera. – Advertisement – “I asked Annie my wife to get the phone and record it just in case something happened to us,” said…

10,000 evacuated in Cambodia due to flooding; rice crop hit

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — More than 10,000 people have been evacuated in Cambodia after a tropical storm triggered flash floods, an official said Wednesday. Seasonal rains made worse by the storm caused flooding in 19 of the country’s 25 provinces, affecting 140,000 people in all, said Khun Sokha, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management. The flooding also destroyed thousands of hectares (acres) of rice, he said. The capital, Phnom Penh, was not…

Louisiana's back-to-back hurricanes: Future unsure for many

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

CAMERON, La. (AP) — Michele Vincent’s home was largely intact in spite of hurricanes Laura and Delta. But tears streamed down her face as she looked at her church’s broken windows and shattered pews. “It’s hard to come back and see it again and then to know there’s another (hurricane) that’s out there,” Vincent, of Cameron, told The Advertiser of Lafayette. “It’s tough.” She said people leave with every hurricane that batters Louisiana’s lightly populated…

NWS to examine possible tornado damage in Columbus County from Sunday storms

Posted on October 12, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp (Photo: Pixabay) COLUMBUS COUNTY (WWAY) — Officials with the National Weather Service are expected to survey storm damage in Columbus County on Monday caused by a series of storms that moved across the Cape Fear Sunday evening. Tornado warnings for the area were issued just before 6 p.m. – Advertisement – A small building was reportedly damaged at 2265 Ervin T. Richardson Road near Nakina. There was also a report of…

Flooding in central Vietnam kills 17 since last week

Posted on October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

HANOI, Vietnam — Torrential rains have flooded central Vietnam and killed at least 17 people since last week, as the region braces for more heavy rainfall, state media reported Monday. According to weather forecasters, water levels will keep rising, swelling rivers and submerging more communities in the region, the state-owned Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. The situation worsened over the weekend when Tropical Storm Linfa, which weakened to a depression when it hit the country, brought…

Severe weather threat largely out of the Mecklenburg County area

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Two warnings followed each other nearly back-to-back around 5 p.m. Sunday. Then just before 7 p.m., two more warnings were issued in the area. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A tornado warning was issued for Mecklenburg County and Union County in North Carolina at 6:50 p.m. Both of those warnings expired at 7:15 p.m., though WCNC Charlotte’s First Warn team is continuing to track the latest as the threat moves through the area. At 7:20 p.m., shortly…

Tornado warning in Mecklenburg County expires

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Tornado warnings in Mecklenburg, Union counties in NC

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Two warnings followed each other nearly back-to-back around 5 p.m. Sunday. Then just before 7 p.m., two more warnings were issued in the area. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A tornado warning was issued for Mecklenburg County and Union County in North Carolina at 6:50 p.m. Both were set to expire at 7:15 p.m. Two tornado warnings issued Sunday for Chester and York counties in South Carolina have both ended. The two warnings followed each other back-to-back…

Tornado warnings end in Chester, York counties

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The active tornado warning continues until 5:45 p.m. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A second tornado warning has been issued for Chester and York counties in South Carolina. This warning continues through 5:45 p.m. This is for the same area that had an initial tornado warning minutes earlier. A TORNADO WARNING has been issued for the WCNC viewing area. MORE INFORMATION–> https://t.co/I9bebNlAqm pic.twitter.com/OCR0nWldCC — Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) October 11, 2020 The new warning was for an area…

LIVE: Second tornado warning for Chester, York counties

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The First Warn Storm Team is tracking severe weather. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A second tornado warning has been issued for Chester and York counties in South Carolina. This warning continues through 5:45 p.m. This is for the same area that had an initial tornado warning minutes earlier. A TORNADO WARNING has been issued for the WCNC viewing area. MORE INFORMATION–> https://t.co/I9bebNlAqm pic.twitter.com/OCR0nWldCC — Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) October 11, 2020 The new warning was for an…

LIVE: Tornado warning for Chester, York counties

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The First Warn Storm Team is tracking severe weather. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A tornado warning has been issued for Chester and York counties in South Carolina until 5:15 p.m. Seek shleter in northwest Chetser and Southern York County. #scwx #cltwx pic.twitter.com/tQ5riAxQ50 — Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) October 11, 2020 At 5 p.m., First Warn Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich was tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near the county line. The radar- indicated rotation…

Level 1 Severe Weather Risk for Parts of NC

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A warm front associated with post-tropical cyclone Delta is providing the possibility of severe weather for the Sandhills and southern half of the Coastal Plain tonight. This warm front has allowed for thunderstorms to grow and has produced weak rotation within these storms and have prompted tornado warnings. The main threat for south-central NC is a damaging wind gust or even an isolated tornado. The storm threat will begin to diminish…

FORECAST: Flash Flooding and Severe Storms Possible Today

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

The worst of this weather will be this morning into the first half of the afternoon CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BE WEATHER AWARE: Two Tornado Warnings popped between 6AM and 8AM this morning just SW of our WCNC viewing area this morning. We are still carefully watching this line through the rest of this morning. Today: A line of heavy rain and storms is starting to pick up the pace across our area and will not…

Gusty winds, isolated tornado possible for parts of central North Carolina Sunday

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

Parts of central North Carolina will be under a Level 1 risk for severe weather Sunday. For areas south of the Triangle, a Level 1 is relatively low but First Alert meteorologist Steve Stewarts says a warm front lifting northward could bring gusty winds and possibly some rotating cells, so an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Severe thunderstorm risk is marginal; however, the greatest chance for severe storm impacts will be south of Route…

Level 1 risk of severe weather for parts of NC

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Delta will track through the Tennessee Valley, almost parallel to the Appalachian Mountains as a weakening tropical depression today. More periods of rain are expected throughout the day, with the potential for some thunderstorms later in the afternoon due to a cold front developing off the center of Delta passing through the Triangle.Severe thunderstorm risk is marginal; however, the greatest chance for severe thunderstorm impacts will be south of Route 64…

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