Body of Florida man missing since Hurricane Ian found on sunken sailboat

Body of Florida man missing since Hurricane Ian found on sunken sailboat

6 minutes ago A body was recently found in a sunken sailboat (Photo: Lee County Sheriff’s Office) (CBS NEWS) — Nearly four months after Hurricane Ian ravaged Florida, the body of a man missing since the storm has been found in a sunken sailboat off Fort Myers Beach, Lee County officials said. The discovery of the man’s body comes just days after the same authorities announced they had found the remains of an 82-year-old woman…

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NWS confirms tornado struck Gaston County Thursday

NWS confirms tornado struck Gaston County Thursday

National Weather Service investigators are looking at storm damage to determine whether or not it was caused by a tornado. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the National Weather Service continues to investigate storm damage across the Charlotte metro area from severe weather Thursday, officials have confirmed a tornado did touchdown Thursday in Gaston County. Storm surveyors found damage consistent with at least an EF-0 tornado Friday. The storm, which prompted meteorologists to issue a tornado warning…

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National Weather Service investigating at locations of Charlotte area storm damage

National Weather Service investigating at locations of Charlotte area storm damage

The National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg is planning on surveying damage in Gaston County on Friday. Author: Chris Mulcahy, James Brierton (WCNC), Brad Panovich, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC) Published: 11:22 AM EST January 11, 2023 Updated: 12:20 PM EST January 13, 2023 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Damages were reported across the Carolinas after storms moved through the area Thursday afternoon and evening. By 8:30 p.m., the Charlotte area was considered clear from severe.  The National Weather Service…

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Child among several people killed as strong winds and tornadoes hammer South

Child among several people killed as strong winds and tornadoes hammer South

1 minute ago Tornado damage across the south (Photo: ABC News / YouTube / MGN) (CBS NEWS) — A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes cut a path across the South Thursday, killing at least seven people in Georgia and Alabama, where a tornado damaged buildings and tossed cars in the streets of historic downtown Selma. A six-year-old was among the dead, authorities said. Authorities said a clearer picture of the…

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EXPLAINER: What came together to make deadly Alabama tornado

EXPLAINER: What came together to make deadly Alabama tornado

DENVER (AP) — A La Nina weather pattern, warm moist air coming from an unusually toasty Gulf of Mexico, likely juiced by climate change, and a decades long eastward shift of tornadoes came together to create the unusually early and deadly storm system that hit Alabama Thursday, meteorologists said. And it may be the start of a bad tornado year, one expert worries. Early signals, which could change, “indicate the overall pattern remains favorable for…

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