Month: May 2022

Storm chaser captures video of ‘monster’ tornado in West Texas

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Storm chaser captures video of ‘monster’ tornado in West Texas

The massive tornado blew across the highway in dramatic video posted on social media.  Warren Faidley/Getty Images Storms rolled into San Antonio and most of Texas on Monday, May 23, as a cold front blew its way into the Lone Star State. The severe storms also brought what weather officials are calling a super tornado to Morton, a small town west of Lubbock, and one storm chaser caught it on camera. The storm chaser, Chad…

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Jarrell teachers look back on the day an F-5 tornado devastated the town

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Jarrell teachers look back on the day an F-5 tornado devastated the town

Two longtime educators spoke to KVUE about their experiences and the resiliency of their community. JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-five years after a deadly tornado tore through Jarrell, Texas, the emotions are still raw. “The tornado came right down here,” said Drew Sumner, an athletic coach at Jarrell High School. “The weird thing was they show all this tornado damage on the TV … and there’s houses, you can see some kind of wreck. These were…

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1997 Jarrell valedictorian reflects on life lessons from devastating tornado

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1997 Jarrell valedictorian reflects on life lessons from devastating tornado

Sharrah Stingdon delivered a graduation speech days before the tornado hit the rural Central Texas town. DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — At 18 years old, Sharrah Stingdon was young, impressionable and ready to take on the world. As the 1997 valedictorian at Jarrell High School, she delivered a graduation speech just four days before a historic F-5 tornado tragically touched down. “That was basically the theme of the whole speech is just to step out with…

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After an F-5 tornado hit Jarrell in 1997, then-Gov. George W. Bush visited to survey the damage

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After an F-5 tornado hit Jarrell in 1997, then-Gov. George W. Bush visited to survey the damage

JARRELL, Texas — Friday, May 27, marks the 25th anniversary of the F-5 tornado that destroyed a small community in Jarrell, Texas. Twenty-seven people in the town’s Double Creek Estates were killed by the sheer strength of the storm. Men, women and children lost their lives and the entire town mourned the loss. The future president spoke to, prayed with and comforted Jarrell residents. He also surveyed the damage and destruction that the tornado caused…

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1997 Jarrell tornado: Volunteers arrived in droves to clear debris, donate blood

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1997 Jarrell tornado: Volunteers arrived in droves to clear debris, donate blood

JARRELL, Texas — After Jarrell, Texas, was slammed by a deadly F-5 tornado on May 27, 1997, people from near and far wanted to help. And they showed up by the bus-loads. Once the news got out that 27 people had died and dozens of homes were destroyed, people arrived to help with the cleanup efforts. But they also did so much more. Initially, one of the biggest and most immediate needs was to help…

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Hundreds without power in Durham, Chapel Hill after downed trees, storm damage

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Hundreds without power in Durham, Chapel Hill after downed trees, storm damage

By WRAL News Chapel Hill, N.C. — Hundreds of customers in Durham and Chapel Hill were without power Tuesday morning after severe storms with downpours and strong winds brought down trees Monday evening. Statewide, more than 4,000 were without power, according to Duke Energy’s outage map at 8 a.m. Residents on Tuesday were cleaning up after severe weather ripped through the Triangle, leaving some neighborhoods in shambles. Durham and parts of Orange County were some…

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How does La Niña affect hurricane season?

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How does La Niña affect hurricane season?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says La Niña conditions are expected to persist through this hurricane season. And while we are talking about the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s conditions out in the Pacific that can affect the severity. A cycle of climate patterns off the coast of Peru shift back and forth every two to seven years alternating between El Niño and La Niña. During El Niño, ocean temperatures in the Pacific are warmer…

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Why could something called La Niña help hurricanes this year?

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Why could something called La Niña help hurricanes this year?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says La Niña conditions are expected to persist through this hurricane season. And while we are talking about the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s conditions out in the Pacific that can affect the severity. A cycle of climate patterns off the coast of Peru shift back and forth every two to seven years alternating between El Niño and La Niña. During El Niño, ocean temperatures in the Pacific are warmer…

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Thousands still without power in Chapel Hill after downed trees, storm damage

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Thousands still without power in Chapel Hill after downed trees, storm damage

By Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter More than 3,000 customers in the Chapel Hill area were without power Tuesday morning after severe storms with downpours and strong winds brought down trees Monday evening. Residents on Tuesday were cleaning up after severe weather ripped through the Triangle, leaving some neighborhoods in shambles. Durham and parts of Orange County were some of the hardest hit areas, with numerous trees down onto houses and…

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Thousands lose power after strong storms, flooding possible Tuesday

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Thousands lose power after strong storms, flooding possible Tuesday

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — People in the Triangle woke up without power on Tuesday morning after another round of severe storms. The storms brought flooding rains, forced trees onto homes and a lightning strike could be to blame for a fire that left several people without a place to stay in Chapel Hill. People in the Grove Park neighborhood in Durham are going to be busy cleaning up Tuesday. Wind took off the tops of…

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Cleanup continues after severe weather moves through the region

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Cleanup continues after severe weather moves through the region

A second round of storms moved through the area Monday evening, bringing damaging winds. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thousands of people were without power after strong storms moved through the Charlotte area Monday afternoon and evening. Power has since been restored for most of the area.   At least one possible tornado caused damage in the Reedy Creek neighborhood of east Charlotte. As the storm moved north and east, it continued to topple trees and powerlines as…

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Downed trees, power outages, flooding follow severe weather Monday

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Downed trees, power outages, flooding follow severe weather Monday

Severe storms wreacked havoc as they made their way through central North Carolina on Monday afternoon. Wind damage and heavy rain pounded the Triangle, with reports of downed trees and power outages all across the area. Lawns and roads across central North Carolina were scattered with branches, limbs and even full trees. A tree on Hamilton Road, about a mile and a half away from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, snapped in…

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