March 2022 – Page 21 – Weather Preppers

Parts of Central NC under Level 1 risk for severe weather on Wednedsay

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Another round of rain is headed towards central North Carolina. A few scattered thunderstorms will be possible overnight, but storms will be most likely Wednesday afternoon and evening Rain will fall on and off overnight and for most of the day on Wednesday. “There may be a stray rumble of thunder [overnight] but the bigger concern for any storms will come Wednesday,” said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell….

Panel recommends new rules for prescribed burns after Bastrop wildfire

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

In late January, a prescribed burn by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department near Bastrop got out of control, and burned more than 800 acres. The wildfire led to more than 250 evacuations, but ultimately didn’t harm any people or structures. Still, afterward, an independent panel made up of prescribed burn experts from other states investigated what caused the fire, and how to prevent it from happening again. Rodney Franklin, director of the state parks…

Wind damage and microbursts: Weather IQ

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

When you think of severe weather, you probably think of tornadoes and flash floods. But straight-line winds are responsible for many damage reports. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Where there is a threat for severe weather in the Carolinas, there is a threat for straight-line winds. And while wind doesn’t seem as scary as a tornado, there are more damage reports from straight-line winds than tornadoes during most calendar years. Straight-line winds can topple trees onto cars,…

Level 1 risk for severe weather in place for parts of central NC on Monday night

Posted on March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — There is a Level 1 risk for severe storms Monday night, mainly after 8 p.m. and north and west of the Triangle. In the Triangle, the risk for bad storms is relatively low. WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said most of the thunderstorm activity weill be between 8 and 10 p.m. Damaging wind gusts and heavy rain will be the biggest risks. Isolated power outages are possible, especially…

Increasing wildfire danger in SC leads to Red Flag alert

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

March 7, 2022 COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — A breezy, dry Monday has led the state Forestry Commission to issue a statewide Reg Flat Alert for outdoor burning in South Carolina to try to prevent wildfires. The alert discourages outdoor fires, like burning debris, and can trigger local county bans on outdoor burning. The Forestry Commission says more than 100 wildfires have been reported in the state since Thursday and the recent dry, warm weather has…

Lucas County officials identify man killed in Saturday tornado

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

An EF-3 tornado hit Chariton on Saturday, after it began just north of Humeston, near the Lucas County and Wayne County border. IOWA, USA — Tornadoes in Iowa Saturday killed seven people — four adults and two children under the age of five in Madison County, plus an adult in Lucas County — and injured several others. Emergency managers in Lucas County confirmed a fatality in a rural area southeast of Chariton. The man was…

Tornado aftermath: Lucas County identifies man killed in storm

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

‘In Too Deep’ explores a Houston neighborhood residents won’t leave, despite frequent floods

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The families of Bayou Oaks are attached to their neighborhood. The area has been affected by most of Houston’s recent floods, including Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Its residents have the means to move somewhere else. But by and large, they don’t. Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, dean of social sciences at Rice University wrote ‘In Too Deep’ about the neighborhood and its people. She spoke to Texas Standard about her research. Listen to the interview above or…

Severe weather, wind advisory and near-record heat in Monday's forecast

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — With a high of 84 degrees expected in Raleigh, we’ll see near-record heat today. According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, the record high of 85 degrees was set back in 1974. It’s possible we could match or beat that record by Monday afternoon. Temperatures were already in the upper 60s at 5 a.m. At 10 a.m., a wind advisory goes into effect for counties from the Triangle…

Tornado aftermath: National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes in central Iowa, including EF-3 near Chariton

Posted on March 6, 2022March 7, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

“Survey efforts of the tornado that tracked from near Winterset northeast into Jasper County continue at this time,” the National Weather Service said Sunday. IOWA, USA — A tornado in Madison County killed six people Saturday — four adults and two children under the age of five — and injured four other adults, Madison County Emergency Management announced at a press conference. Emergency managers in Lucas County confirmed an additional fatality in a rural area…

National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes in central Iowa, including EF-3 near Chariton

Posted on March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

“Survey efforts of the tornado that tracked from near Winterset northeast into Jasper County continue at this time,” the National Weather Service said Sunday. IOWA, USA — EDITOR’S NOTE: The above video is from Pleasant Hill, Iowa A tornado in Madison County killed six people Saturday — four adults and two children under the age of five — and injured four other adults, Madison County Emergency Management announced at a press conference. Emergency managers in Lucas…

The latest: 7 tornado-related fatalities reported, road closures and power outages persist in Polk County

Posted on March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The National Weather Service in Des Moines plans to survey the storm damage on Sunday and through the upcoming week. IOWA, USA — EDITOR’S NOTE: The above video is from Pleasant Hill, Iowa A tornado in Madison County killed six people Saturday — four adults and two children under the age of five — and injured four other adults, Madison County Emergency Management announced at a press conference. Emergency managers in Lucas County confirmed an additional…

Iowa tornado aftermath: 7 deaths reported, road closures and power outages persist in Polk County

Posted on March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Wildfire in Florida forces evacuation of at least 750 homes; no injures reported

Posted on March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Firefighters and emergency workers battled two massive wildfires Sunday in an area of the Florida Panhandle that was still recovering from destruction caused by a Category 5 Hurricane Michael more than three years ago. The 8,000-acre (about 3,237 hectare) Bertha Swamp Road fire and the 1,400-acre (567-hectare) Adkins Avenue fire threatened homes and forced the evacuation of residents of at least 750 homes in Bay County, Florida over the weekend. The…

Officials: 7 dead after tornadoes tore through central Iowa

Posted on March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

By SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press WINTERSET, Iowa — Seven people were killed, including two children, when several tornadoes swept through central Iowa, destroying homes and knocking down trees and power lines in the state’s deadliest storm in more than a decade, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured and six people were killed Saturday when one tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines near…

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