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Much of central North and South Carolina remains under a tornado watch as severe storms barrel up the east coast. Forecasters say the Charlotte metro area and the North Carolina foothills are at a high risk of damaging winds, possible tornadoes, and severe hail this afternoon and early evening.  The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for much of Union County, N.C. including Monroe, Fairveiw and Marshville for this afternoon.  Severe thunderstorm…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple tornado warnings were issued in South Carolina Friday afternoon when powerful storms moved through the Carolinas.  The remainder of the Charlotte area is under a tornado watch until 5 p.m. Tornado warnings in Chester, Union and York counties in South Carolina were canceled by 2:45 p.m.  First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the strongest threat remains damaging winds but he can’t rule out tornadoes during Friday’s event, particularly in areas…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple tornado warnings have been issued for parts of the Charlotte area in South Carolina as a large storm system moved across the Carolinas Friday.  A tornado warning is in effect for Chester and Union counties in South Carolina until 2:45 p.m. A tornado warning is in effect until 3:15 p.m. for western York County. The remainder of the Charlotte area is under a tornado watch until 5 p.m. First Warn chief…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Easter weekend got off to a stormy start in the Charlotte area when a large storm system brought heavy rains and strong winds to the Charlotte area Friday. First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the strongest threat remains damaging winds but he can’t rule out tornadoes during Friday’s event, particularly in areas east of I-77. The entire Charlotte area is under a tornado watch until 5 p.m.  Panovich said the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Easter weekend will get off to a stormy start in the Charlotte area thanks to a large storm system that will bring the potential for severe weather Friday afternoon.  First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the strongest threat remains damaging winds but he can’t rule out tornadoes during Friday’s event, particularly in areas east of I-77. Most of the Charlotte area is under a tornado watch until 5 p.m.  “It’s…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Easter weekend will get off to a stormy start in the Charlotte area thanks to a large storm system that will bring the potential for severe weather Friday afternoon.  First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the strongest threat remains damaging winds but he can’t rule out tornadoes during Friday’s event, particularly in areas east of I-77.  “It’s east of I-77 that really concerns me,” Panovich said. “The tornado threat has…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Easter weekend will get off to a stormy start in the Charlotte area thanks to a large storm system that will bring the potential for severe weather Friday afternoon.  First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the strongest threat remains damaging winds but he can’t rule out tornadoes during Friday’s event, particularly in areas east of I-77.  “It’s east of I-77 that really concerns me,” Panovich said. “The tornado threat has…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With severe weather season now bearing down on us, now is a good time to brush up on how meteorologists measure how powerful such storms can become. When discussing severe thunderstorms across the nation, you will hear the First Warn Storm Team refer to convective outlooks from the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK. They issue these outlooks on an ongoing basis using a sliding scale of categories of…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Easter weekend will get off to a stormy start in the Charlotte area thanks to a large storm system that will bring the potential for severe weather Friday afternoon.  First Warn forecaster Larry Sprinkle said these storms could bring heavy rain, damaging winds, a lot of lightning, hail and even some isolated tornadoes.  “When you get winds over 55 mph that can cause a lot of major problems,” Sprinkle said. “Just…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 1. Damaging winds, hail and even isolated tornadoes are possible in the Charlotte area First Warn chief meteorologist Brad Panovich said the storms could bring a threat of hail, flash flooding, and isolated tornadoes, depending on the timing. One thing Panovich is confident about is the threat of damaging winds.  “Regardless of what kind of thunderstorms we get, we’re going to see damaging winds, even outside of thunderstorms,” Panovich said.  Scattered showers…

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(FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Severe storms will impact the FOX 46 viewing area Friday afternoon into Friday evening. A strong cold front will move through the area and bring intense rainfall, damaging straight-line winds and the risk for isolated tornadoes. The storms will show up in the eastern portion of the viewing area by 1 pm and will eventually pass through the area by 9 p.m. Right now the neighborhoods west of I-77 are under…

Chance of severe weather in Carolinas Friday Watch the ABC11 weather forecast for information on possible severe weather moving through the Carolinas Friday, April 19, 2019. By × Watch the ABC11 weather forecast for information on possible severe weather moving through the Carolinas Friday, April 19, 2019. By Raleigh After days of sunny skies in North Carolina, severe weather is expected Friday, according to the National Weather Service. A low pressure system will bring the…