Month: March 2021

Did you know winds from a severe thunderstorm can sometimes be just as destructive as a tornado? CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “Wind is wind.”  Did you know winds from a severe thunderstorm can sometimes be just as destructive as a tornado? And oftentimes when people think of winds with a thunderstorm, they automatically think of tornadoes, but most years there are more damage reports from straight-line winds.    Straight-line winds are winds within a thunderstorm that…

When thunder roars, go indoors. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lightning is fascinating to see but extremely dangerous.  There are about 25 million lightning flashes in the United States every year. And any one of those can be deadly. Lightning kills an average of 49 people each year in the United States and hundreds more are injured. Lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun and can reach temperatures that are nearly 50,000 degrees…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flooding is one of the deadliest weather events in the U.S. The only thing deadlier is heat.  That means more people die from floods each year than tornadoes, lightning, or hurricanes.    Over the past 10 years, an average of 99 people have died in floods each year. Many deaths are a result of people driving through flooded roads.   Remember, it only takes 18 inches of flowing water to carry away…

From March 7th to the 13th we will learn about all the weapons severe weather has: Hail, high winds, lightning, flooding and of course tornadoes. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MARCH 7TH – Intro Severe weather comes in many forms and here in the Carolinas, our severe weather season is just days away from officially beginning. Anytime of year a single storm can become strong to severe here and produce frequent lightning, strong destructive winds, large hail…