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PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Mar. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:00 AM EST Mar. 07, 2021 SHARE NORTH CAROLINA – Its Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Severe storms can happen any time of the year here, but they occur more frequently in March, April, and May. What You Need To Know April is the peak month for tornadoes in North Carolina Damaging straight-line winds in a severe thunderstorm can cause as much damage as a tornado Large hail can also be dangero...

PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Mar. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:00 AM EST Mar. 07, 2021 SHARE NORTH CAROLINA – Its Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Severe storms can happen any time of the year here, but they occur more frequently in March, April, and May. What You Need To Know April is the peak month for tornadoes in North Carolina Damaging straight-line winds in a severe thunderstorm can cause as much damage as a tornado Large hail can also be dangero...

PUBLISHED 5:37 AM ET Mar. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:37 AM EST Mar. 05, 2021 SHARE FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Fayetteville State University is expected to welcome its new chancellor at the end of the month, but some are already calling for the leaders removal.   Last month, the UNC Board of Governors selected former board member Darrell Allison to head the HBCU. "Im not here to come to change Fayetteville State University. Im coming to help enha...

Knocking Out Parkinsons Disease One Punch at a Time SHARE What You Need To Know According to the Parkinsons Disease Foundation, more than 1 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinsons disease Parkinsons disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects mobility There is no cure for Parkinsons disease Rock Steady Boxing is a nationwide program that helps people living with Parkinsons  With no cure, its often a struggle for people suffering from the debilitating illness...

PUBLISHED 12:45 PM ET Mar. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:45 PM EST Mar. 04, 2021 SHARE NORTH CAROLINA – The ground is still saturated in much of the state after a very wet February. What You Need To Know A couple of coastal locations measured a foot or more of rain last month Rainfall was closer to average in the mountains of western North Carolina The wet month made for the first February since 2015 with a statewide average temperature that was...

Looking Back at the Tennessee Tornadoes One Year Later SHARE NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One year ago, ten tornadoes touched down across a combined 126.6 miles of Tennessee landscape, leaving tens of thousands without power and taking 24 lives. What You Need To Know Tornadoes touched down between March 2 at 10:12 p.m. and March 3 at 3:43 a.m. Of the 10 tornadoes, four were rated EF-0, one rated EF-1, three rated EF-2, one rated EF-3, and one rated EF-4 with estimated peak winds of 175 mph There were ...

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February EF3 Tornadoes Are Rare In North Carolina SHARE Severe weather in February is not unusual for North Carolina. The state can see severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes any month of the year. But what made Monday evenings tornado in Brunswick County so unusual was that it was a strong tornado, an EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. A very strong tornado can happen any time of the year, but its a rare occurrence for North Carolina in February. What You Need To Know The Brunswick County torn...

Tornadoes are clearly dangerous at anytime, but they are often more deadly at night.

SHARE RALEIGH, N.C. — It was an especially tough 2020 for Betty Campbell, a Raleigh woman, who lost her son to COVID-19 and her temporary home to a fire on New Years Eve. But the new year is bringing her new hope, and its all thanks to a community of first responders going above and beyond their call of duty. Firefighters who responded to the call that night, along with first responders who just wanted to help, pitched in to donate $4,000 to help Campbell, who has mobility issues and works t...