Month: March 2021

SYDNEY — Heavy rainfall was forecast to ease across Australia’s east coast but floodwaters will linger for days across New South Wales state where 15,000 people were nervously waiting on Tuesday for potential orders to evacuate. Some 18,000 residents of Australia’s most populous state have fled their homes since last week, with warnings the cleanup could stretch into April. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Tuesday said several weather fronts continued to effect large…

By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their homes as record rain continues to inundate the country’s east coast. Around 18,000 people had been evacuated from flooding in New South Wales by Monday and emergency services feared up to 54,000 people could be displaced with rain forecast…

Garysburg, N.C. — Spring officially arrives early Saturday morning, but according to meteorologist Mike Maze, it’s not going to feel like it. Maze says we’ll see temperatures just above and around the freezing mark overnight tonight, and wind chills will make it feel even colder. “From 4 a.m. til 8 a.m. we should see wind chills in the 20s,” Maze said. “Old Man Winter is bound and determined not to let go of his season.”…

At least three tornadoes reportedly touched down in central North Carolina during Thursday evening’s severe weather. The National Weather Service of Raleigh began surveying damages on Friday morning and confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in Orange, Guilford and Alamance counties. The first of the three tornadoes — an EF-0 — touched down just after 5 p.m. near High Point and remained on the ground for five minutes, with peak wind conditions reaching up to…

Garysburg, N.C. — At least three confirmed tornadoes touched down in North Carolina on Thursday. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in northern Orange County. The tornado was believed to have formed just after 6 p.m., had maximum wind speeds of 100 miles per hour and was 200 yards wide, traveling more than four miles, according to the National Weather Service. NWS reports that the storm initially produced straight line wind damage across eastern Alamance County…

Garysburg, N.C. — At least four confirmed tornadoes touched down in North Carolina on Thursday. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in northern Orange County. The tornado was believed to have formed just after 6 p.m., had maximum wind speeds of 100 miles per hour and was 200 yards wide, traveling more than four miles, according to the National Weather Service.   NWS reports that the storm initially produced straight line wind damage across eastern Alamance County before producing…

Garysburg, N.C. — At least three confirmed tornadoes touched down in North Carolina on Thursday. Friday afternoon, an EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have traveled from Whitsett to Burlington. The tornado had a maximum wind speed of 100 miles per hour and traveled 2.5 miles, according to preliminary reports. Nick Petro with the National Weather Service told media that they’ve confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in High Point. In nearby Whitsett, a townhome community…