May 2022 – Page 3 – Weather Preppers

Tornado warning active for Charlotte-area counties

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Parts of Alexander, Burke, Caldwell & Catawba counties are under a tornado warning through 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four Charlotte-area counties are under a tornado warning Thursday evening. Alexander County, Burke County, Caldwell County and Catawba Conuty are all under a warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) that’s due to expire at 5:45 p.m. Cleveland County is under a warning that should expire closer to 5:30 p.m. Lincoln County’s warning was…

Tornado warning active for Charlote area counties

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Parts of Alexander, Burke, Caldwell & Catawba counties are under a tornado warning through 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five Charlotte-area counties are under a tornado warning Thursday evening. Alexander County, Burke County, Caldwell County and Catawba Conuty are all under a warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) that’s due to expire at 5:45 p.m. Cleveland County is under a warning that should expire closer to 5:30 p.m. Lincoln County’s warning was…

Severe weather coverage: Tornado Warning issued for several counties in the WCNC Charlotte viewing area

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Tornado warning active for 5 Charlotte-area counties

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Parts of Gaston, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, and Catawba Counties are all under a warning through 5 p.m. Wednesday evening. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five Charlotte-area counties are under a tornado watch through 5 p.m. Thursday evening. Cleveland County, northwestern Gaston County, southwestern Catawba County, western Lincoln County, and southeastern Burke Counties are all under the warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). Residents in these areas are urged to seek shelter now. Ensure you have…

Panovich: 2 waves of storms could bring severe weather to the Carolinas

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The Charlotte area could see heavy rain, damaging winds, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes, according to chief meteorologist Brad Panovich. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte region will be at risk for two waves of severe weather Thursday and Friday, with the threat of damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding, according to Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich. The first wave is expected to arrive Thursday afternoon and evening as a front pushes into the Carolinas. Panovich…

How Jarrell remembers the victims of the 1997 tornado

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

JARRELL, Texas — You don’t have to look far in the Jarrell, Texas, area to find something honoring the victims of the 1997 tornado. Down County Road 305, just a few miles from its original location closer to the interstate, is Jarrell Memorial Park. It’s a peaceful, quiet setting where you can study the 27 names, etched in stone, of the storm’s victims. The monument is surrounded by 27 trees, planted in the victims’ memory….

'It didn't seem real' | Man remembers capturing the 1997 Jarrell tornado on camera

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Twenty-five years ago, a college student stopped at a gas station to buy a disposable camera. He didn’t know he would use it to capture history. JARRELL, Texas — “It was hot, sticky,” Ryan Beck said. “It was just super humid, but it was absolutely blue skies.” Twenty-five years ago, Beck and a friend were heading back to college in Waco, Texas, after a road trip. “We were always looking for the adventures,” he said….

Severe weather threat for the Carolinas Thursday: Brad Panovich VLOG

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

In 1997, Cedar Park was hit by a tornado from the same system that produced Jarrell's deadly storm

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

CEDAR PARK, Texas — In late May 1997, Texas was hit by a major tornado outbreak when nearly two dozen twisters touched down in Central Texas. The storm system produced the F-5 tornado that directly hit the Double Creek Estates community in Jarrell, Texas, leaving 27 people dead. Further south in Cedar Park, Texas, that same system hit the city with a tornado of its own. The target was an Albertson’s grocery store where people…

Jarrell wasn't the only community hit by a tornado in May 1997

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

JARRELL, Texas — On May 27, 1997, the city of Jarrell, Texas, was hit by an F-5 tornado. That same day, an outbreak of about 20 tornadoes ripped through and demolished other parts of Texas. In Travis County, the Hazy Hills community was in the direct path of one of those tornadoes. One person died there. One resident made it out of his mobile home minutes before the tornado hit. His roommate stayed behind and…

Carolina Hurricanes look to take series lead against Rangers in game 5

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carolina Hurricanes will be back on home ice Thursday after the New York Rangers tied up round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs when the series moved to New York. The Canes can take the series lead with a win Thursday night. The Hurricanes are now 0-5 on the road in the postseason to go along with their 6-0 record at home. Carolina has scored just six goals in the…

NOAA predicts “above normal” 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows a view of Hurricane Ida, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast, predicting an “above normal” hurricane season. NOAA says there is a 70% chance of 14-21 storms forming, with as many as ten potentially becoming hurricanes. Three to six of these storms could become major hurricanes. Eric Burger, meteorologist and editor for Space City Weather agreed that…

EF0 tornado confirmed in Chester County on Monday

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF0 tornado with 75 mph winds touched down in Chester County on Monday, May 23. CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — An EF0 tornado with wind speeds up to 75 mph touched down near Great Falls in Chester County, South Carolina, on Monday, the National Weather Service confirmed. The tornado touched down near Dewitt Road west of Great Falls during Monday’s severe weather outbreak in the Carolinas. The storm moved northeast…

NWS confirms tornado touched down in Chester County

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

Three families killed in the 1997 Jarrell tornado are buried together in Georgetown

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by WeatherPreppers

KVUE visited the graves of the Igo, Smith and Moehring families and interviewed the woman who coordinated their burials 25 years ago. GEORGETOWN, Texas — Twenty-five years ago, the families of the 27 victims killed in the Jarrell, Texas, tornado were planning funerals and figuring out where their loved ones were going to be laid to rest. Three families ended up together at Odd Fellows Cemetery, a historic cemetery that first opened in the early…

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