February EF3 Tornadoes Are Rare In North Carolina
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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 evening s 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 it s a rare occurrence for North Carolina in February.
What You Need To Know
The Brunswick County tornado was a high-end EF3 tornado
Severe weather does occur in North Carolina during the winter season, but odds are lower than any other season
A Full List of All The Record Cold Texas Temperatures By Spectrum News Weather Staff Texas PUBLISHED 8:35 PM ET Feb. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:35 PM EST Feb. 17, 2021
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Texas is feeling its coldest air mass in decades, and it s breaking record cold temperatures left and right.
Here s a list of those, with some context added for some of our bigger cities.
What You Need To Know
Several Texas cities saw their coldest temperatures in over 30 years
Wind chills dropped well below zero across north Texas
It was colder in Texas than most of Alaska on Monday morning
Before we get into some of those records, consider this: Anchorage, Alaska dropped to 16 degrees on Monday morning.