Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre details safety process in place for when severe weather strikes

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Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre details safety process in place for when severe weather strikes

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 10:05PM CARY, N.C. (WTVD) — Severe weather can strike even in the most inopportune times. What happens if you’re at an outdoor venue taking in a show when a severe thunderstorm or tornado moves toward you’re location? The way you and the venue prepare and respond could be the difference between safety, injury or even death. The managers at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre understand that their response and training are vitally…

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Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction

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Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction

GLEN ALLEN, Mo. — A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South kept a wary eye out for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail. Wednesday’s severe weather was the third in a series of massive storms over the last two weeks that have spawned dozens of tornadoes, mainly in the South…

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Missouri tornado death toll up to 5 as crews search rubble

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Missouri tornado death toll up to 5 as crews search rubble

The storms moving through the Midwest and South on Wednesday threaten some areas still reeling from a deadly bout of bad weather last weekend. DES MOINES, Iowa — At least five people were killed an unknown number of others were hurt when a large tornado tore through an area of southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, authorities said. The twister caused significant destruction in and around the small rural communities of Glen Allen and Grassy,…

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Missouri tornado kills at least 4 people, causes widespread damage: “It’s just heartbreaking”

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Missouri tornado kills at least 4 people, causes widespread damage: “It’s just heartbreaking”

5 minutes ago Missouri tornado damage (Photo: MSHP Troop E / Twitter / MGN) (CBS NEWS) — At least four people were killed in southeastern Missouri when a tornado struck the area before dawn Wednesday morning, officials said. Mark Winkler, director of the Cape Girardeau County Office of Emergency Management, told CBS News the deaths occurred in Bollinger County, about 50 miles south of St. Louis. The tornado moved through the rural area between 3:30 and 4…

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ABC11 special report 'First Alert to Severe Weather' to air Saturday

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ABC11 special report 'First Alert to Severe Weather' to air Saturday

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:30PM The ABC11 First Alert Weather Team has important information to share about staying safe during turbulent weather. Spring and summer in North Carolina can be great times to get outside and enjoy nature, but nature is not always receptive. Dangerous severe storms can pop up and create life-threatening situations. That’s where your First Alert Weather Team comes in. Chief Meteorologist Don “Big Weather” Schwenneker, Kweilyn Murphy, Steve Stewart and Robert…

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Tornado strikes Missouri amid severe weather threat in US

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Tornado strikes Missouri amid severe weather threat in US

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A tornado struck Missouri on Wednesday morning, causing an unknown number of injuries, as severe thunderstorms packing the threat of more hail and tornadoes were forecast across parts of the Midwest and South. The storms threatened a region that includes portions of the country still reeling from deadly weekend weather. The Storm Prediction Center said up to 40 million people from Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit to Memphis, Tennessee, were at risk…

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Thunderstorms with large hail, possible tornados head toward Hill Country

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Thunderstorms with large hail, possible tornados head toward Hill Country

While San Antonio and parts of the Hill Country may not have seen the predicted thunderstorms on Tuesday, April 4, residents will have time to experience some much needed rainfall starting on Wednesday morning, April 5. The National Weather Service says possible thunderstorms are expected for the area this morning before 10 a.m. and showers through the early afternoon, with wind gusts up to 35 mph, before giving way to some sun through the evening….

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Wildfire grows to 5,000 acres in Texas Panhandle

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Wildfire grows to 5,000 acres in Texas Panhandle

POTTER COUNTY, Texas — Texans can return to their homes as crews attempt to contain a growing wildfire near Amarillo. Within an hour, evacuations began as the TAMFS said the burning grass had “high resistance to control.” Winds in the area quickly grew the fire to about 5,000 acres, but crews were able to get the wildfire about 20% contained just before 11 p.m. Residents were then allowed to return home.

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Severe storms including hail, tornadoes hit Midwest, South

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Severe storms including hail, tornadoes hit Midwest, South

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — People still sorting through the wreckage of their homes after a weekend of deadly weather braced for another wave of strong storms that began rolling into parts of the Midwest and South on Tuesday evening. At least one tornado was confirmed Tuesday night, and officials warned residents to have shelter ready before going to sleep. “This could be a night to just set up down in the basement to be…

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