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NEW ORLEANS — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region that was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago. Parts of St. Bernard Parish, which borders New Orleans to the southeast, appeared to take the brunt of the weather’s fury, and that is where the fatality occurred. St. Bernard Parish officials gave no details…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Severe weather is possible in central North Carolina on Wednesday. The weather system that brought tornadoes to Texas and Louisiana is pushing into North Carolina. The National Weather Service has placed the region under a level 2 of 5 risk for severe storms. The storms could include damaging winds, hail and even isolated tornadoes. TIMING Scattered showers could begin around noon. However, the strongest storms will not arrive until a little…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms, which has dropped tornadoes across Texas and the Deep South over the past two days, will impact North Carolina on Wednesday. The state is under a Level 2 risk for severe weather beginning Wednesday afternoon. While the same system will move through the area, the severe weather threat will not be as high or widespread because our atmosphere is less energized and…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms, which has dropped tornadoes across Texas and the Deep South, over the past two days, is making its way towards North Carolina. While the same system will move through the area, WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said the severe weather threat will not be as high or widespread because our atmosphere is less energized and the strongest forcing will be displaced north of…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms, which has dropped tornadoes across Texas and the Deep South, over the past two days, is making its way towards North Carolina. While the same system will move through the area, WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said the severe weather threat will not be as high or widespread because our atmosphere is less energized and the strongest forcing will be displaced north of…

NEW ORLEANS — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans on Tuesday night, spawned by a storm that produced multiple tornadoes through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage. The National Weather Service retweeted a video of the tornado in the eastern part of New Orleans that was visible in the darkened sky. The tornado appeared to start in a New Orleans suburb and then move…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms impacting the Deep South is approaching North Carolina. The storms left widespread damage in Texas on Monday and drifted into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday, where there was a rare Level 4 risk for some areas. One person was killed and more than a dozen injured when several tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, damaging a school, homes and…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms impacting the Deep South is approaching North Carolina. The storms left widespread damage in Texas on Monday and drifted into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday, where there was a rare Level 4 risk for some areas. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said the threat will be lessened by the time the storms reach our area. Almost all of central and eastern North…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms impacting the Deep South is approaching North Carolina. The storms left widespread damage in Texas on Monday and drifted into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday, where there was a rare Level 4 risk for some areas. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said the threat will be lessened by the time the storms reach our area. Almost all of central and eastern North…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — A line of strong storms impacting the Deep South is approaching North Carolina. The storms left widespread damage in Texas on Monday and drifted into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said the threat will be lessened by the time the storms reach our area. The state is under a Level 2 risk for severe weather beginning Wednesday night, when storms are expected…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — It will be a warm week, with several days in the 70s and a threat for severe weather on Wednesday. Tuesday will be a warmer day, with a high of 73 degrees. It will also be more cloudy, although rain is not expected until Wednesday, when we’ll have the potential for scattered showers and thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening. Wednesday will be even warmer, with…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — If you have any outdoor plans this weekend, you may want to grab an umbrella. While decreasing, there’s a risk for severe storms in central North Carolina. Saturday will be mostly dry and warm before 3 p.m., according to WRAL meteorologist Peta Sherwood. A cold front moving in from the west will spark showers and thunderstorms in the southeast and near the coast. “We are going to…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — If you have any outdoor plans this weekend, you may want to grab an umbrella or stay inside. While decreasing, there’s a risk for severe storms in central North Carolina. Saturday will be mostly dry and warm before 3 p.m., according to WRAL meteorologist Peta Sherwood. A cold front moving in from the west will spark showers and thunderstorms in the southeast and near the coast. “We…

HOUSTON, Texas — Wildfires in central and northwest Texas are causing some to wake up to the sight and smell of smoke all across the city. Houstonians might smell and see smoke as they head outside Friday morning. As a cold front moved through and wind shifted out of the northwest, smoke from wildfires across the state was brought into southeast Texas. Low humidity and gusty winds fueled multiple wildfires Friday in West Texas, burning…