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Moderate Risk of Severe Storms for Carolina Coastal Plains and Southern Virginia

Severe thunderstorms with considerable potential for producing damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are expected across much of the southern through mid Atlantic Coast region, particularly across the Carolinas into southern Virginia late this afternoon and evening. Large-scale upper trough amplification is … Read More…

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Storms Leave a Trail of Destruction Across Alabama

Severe storms leave a trail of destruction across Alabama Thursday April 19 2019.? Trees were toppled, power lines down, cars, homes businesses damaged.? Here are some images from the event. Storm damage in Aliceville Photos from Tammy Gibson pic.twitter.com/clpW9CwOK2 ? James Spann (@spann) … Read More…

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2019 Spring Outlook: Historic, widespread flooding to continue through May

[Source: NOAA] This winter has brought above to much above normal precipitation to much of the United States. Several portions of the country received accumulated precipitation exceeding 200% of average to date. Heavy rainfall mid-February through mid-March brought flooding across much of the … Read More…

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Hazardous Weather Fatality Statistics for 2017

2017 was another deadly year across the U.S. from weather related hazards with 477 people losing their lives from flooding, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat, winter weather, wind, and rips currents. Although this is slightly better than the 10-year 505 average it is more … Read More…

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Lions, Leopards, and Storms, Oh My!

A book for children. Lily and Niko Rabbit are at childcare when the weather changes and a thunderstorm strikes. One of the children’s parents is a meteorologist and he talks with the children about thunderstorms. They learn about severe weather events like thunderstorms … Read More…

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Be Prepared for Severe Weather, iAlert.com Can Help

Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods, and other severe weather events can happen anywhere and at any time. iAlert.com helps individuals and companies protect life and property.? Learn more at iAlert.com

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Home Sheltering From a Tornado

Do you know your safe place? If a tornado warning is issued, you won’t have much time to find shelter. Do you know your safe place??Get to the lowest level, find an interior room with no windows, put as many walls between you … Read More…

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2020 Atlantic Hurricane Names | 2020 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Reports

Hurricanes are named alphabetically from a predetermined list beginning the letter “A” through “W”, excluding names that begin with “Q” or “U.” A storm is first named by the National Hurricane Center when the system becomes a tropical storm and the name remains … Read More…

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Heavy Rains and the Threat of Flash Flooding across the Central U.S.

..Unsettled conditions from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley, and mainly dry for the Southeast states… The weather pattern through the middle to end of the week will evolve from an omega block pattern, with upper level lows over the Desert Southwest and … Read More…

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