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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte area will see a threat of severe weather and flash flooding as a line of thunderstorms move across the Carolinas Wednesday into Thursday.  First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich says it’s still hard to nail down the exact timing of the storms, but expects there to be two major waves of showers and storms. One wave will move through early Thursday morning, with a secondary line coming through in the…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly released security camera footage shows the moment a powerful tornado struck a South Carolina high school over the weekend.  The EF-2 struck around 10:30 on January 11 at North Central High School near the city of Camden.  The video, taken from multiple cameras, shows what it was like inside and around the school when the 130 mile an hour winds came through. The video shows debris flying around a classroom and…

CAMDEN, S.C. — Students and faculty of North Central High School returned for the first day of class on Wednesday, after a tornado ripped through the school’s campus over the weekend. All of the nearly 500 students that attend the school are now being housed at the school district’s former technology training center in Camden. RELATED: Tornado destroyed South Carolina school in less than a minute Described by many as a “new normal,” students and…

A small tornado tossed around cars and damaged athletics fields outside a South Carolina high school Tuesday, according to National Weather Service officials.  No one was hurt when the twister, with winds estimated as strong as 90 mph, spun past Loris High School during class hours. The school is located in eastern South Carolina, near the North Carolina state line. Photos and video showed cars tossed atop each other outside the school, which did not…

LORIS, S.C. — Days after a powerful tornado caused extensive damage to a high school in Kershaw County, another South Carolina school is cleaning up from a tornado. Investigators with the National Weather Service determined an EF-1 with winds of 90 mph hit the campus of Loris High School in Horry County, South Carolina Monday. At 12:44 p.m. Monday, cars in the parking lot were picked up and tossed on top of each other during…

LORIS, S.C. — Days after a powerful tornado caused extensive damage to a high school in Kershaw County, another South Carolina school is cleaning up from a tornado. Investigators with the National Weather Service determined an EF-1 with winds of 90 mph hit the campus of Loris High School in Horry County, South Carolina Monday. At 12:44 p.m. Monday, cars in the parking lot were picked up and tossed on top of each other during…

It’s going to likely be more than a year before students can return to North Central High School in Kershaw County, South Carolina after an EF-2 tornado badly damaged the campus over the weekend.  Buses, buildings and the school’s football field were all damaged by a storm Saturday. Students are expected to return to school this week, but they’ll attend classes at the new technology center.  The National Guard was called to the school to…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Storms Saturday night ripped through the Carolinas, bringing strong winds and rain, and leaving thousands without power. Buildings were ruined and downed trees impacted roads and homes. In Kershaw County, South Carolina, the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado hit North Central High School around 10:31 p.m. Saturday. School buses smashed into each other, parts of the roof ripped apart, and debris was everywhere. Estimated winds were around 130 miles per hour….

No injuries were reported Saturday night after a tornado severely damaged a South Carolina high school. The tornado struck North Central High in Kershaw, about 55 miles southeast of Charlotte, as severe weather moved through the Carolinas. The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office shared photos showing debris strewn throughout the school and buses that were blown into each other by the powerful wind. Images shared by the National Weather Service show twisted pieces of metal, collapsed…

KERSHAW, S.C. — High winds caused damage to buildings and buses at Kershaw County school Saturday evening. Kershaw County Sheriff Lee Boan said that the damage will take days to repair and could lead to additional off-days for students. RELATED: Severe storms knock out power to thousands in the Midlands, cause damage The school district has been notified and will be assessing the damage today. As of 12:20 p.m. Sunday, a team from the National…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The First Warn Storm Team is tracking a severe weather threat this evening that could bring damaging wind and an isolated tornado to parts of Charlotte and the Carolinas. A tornado watch is in effect until midnight for counties including Mecklenburg, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, and Cleveland.  A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Davidson, Forsyth,Guilford and Randolph counties until 11:45 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The First Warn Storm Team is tracking a severe weather threat this evening that could bring damaging wind and an isolated tornado to parts of Charlotte and the Carolinas. A tornado watch is in effect until midnight for counties including Mecklenburg, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, and Cleveland.  A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell and Mecklenburg counties until 10:30 p.m. It has since expired. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was…