Month: March 2022

By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A tornado that killed a man near New Orleans this week was the metro area’s second strongest on record and left an 11.5-mile track northeast through three parishes, the National Weather Service said Thursday. Its winds hit 160 mph (257 km/h) Tuesday night in the suburban St. Bernard Parish community of Arabi, making it an EF-3 tornado, according to a preliminary report released Thursday. That put it behind…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — The National Weather Service at 8:12 a.m. canceled a tornado warning for Johnston County. A tornado warning was canceled earlier for Harnett County, where the storm appeared to be strongest, although no damage reports or indications that a tornado touched the ground were confirmed. Halifax County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 8:30 a.m. Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with scattered to widespread rain…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Johnston County until 8:15 a.m. Thursday. At 7:50 a.m. the system was moving 25 mph northeast, leaving Harnett County and headed toward southwestern Johnston County. People in areas north of Benson need to be alert, including near the intersection of Interstate 40 and N.C. Highway 210, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. There were no reports of the…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Harnett and Johnston counties until 8:15 a.m. Thursday. Specifically, the tornado warning is for eastern Harnett County and southwestern Johnson County. As of 7:22 a.m. Thursday, the NWS said a severe thunderstorm is capable of producing a tornado. It was located near Lillington, moving northeast at 25 mph. The NWS said flying debris is dangerous to those without…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A tornado warning was issued just before 7:30 a.m. for Harnett and Johnston counties. The warning includes Erwin, Benson and Lillington until 8:15 a.m. ABC11 live coverage can be viewed in the above media player. —WEATHER FORECAST BELOW— Isolated Severe Risk Today: Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop through Thursday morning and into early afternoon along and ahead of the cold front. A few storms may become severe. Damaging winds are…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with scattered to widespread rain developing and moving through our area this morning and afternoon. While central North Carolina will see only scattered rain during the first half of the day, counties east of the Triangle are under a Level 1 risk for severe weather Thursday afternoon, where a few strong storms are possible through the evening as a cold front…