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Now is the time | North Carolinians urged to prepare for severe weather Thursday
The state emergency operations center will be activated for Thursday s severe weather, and they’re not the only ones in preparation mode. Author: Lana Harris Updated: 12:39 PM EDT March 18, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. North Carolina emergency officials say strong tornados, localized flooding, hail, and damaging wind gusts are all possible throughout the state on Thursday. All North Carolinians should continue to monitor the forecast as details and expected timing will be refined over the next 12 to 24 hours,” said Will Ray, North Carolina Emergency Management chief of staff.
Ray said the state emergency operations center will be activated for Thursday s severe weather, and they’re not the only ones in preparation mode.
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Our WCNC Charlotte news team was out tracking the storms. Meteorologist Chris Mulcahy tracked the severe weather from inside the Chevy Storm Tracker.
Severe storm outlook
A warm, moist area moved into the Carolinas by Thursday midday. That warm air primed the atmosphere with thunderstorm fuel needed to make supercells, a powerful thunderstorm capable of becoming severe.
As a cold front then moved eastward across the Carolinas, it produced storms along the boundary between the warmer, moist air and the cooler air riding along the front.
Tornado threat
Meteorologists expected a 5-10% chance of seeing a tornado in Charlotte and communities south and east. The probabilities increased the further south and east of Charlotte you traveled. These percentages are historically very high for the Carolinas.