Recalling a need to see it to believe it event when a house survived a tornado
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On Sunday, March 3, 2019, 41 tornadoes broke out across the Southeastern United States.
Over six hours, tornadoes ranging from EF0 to EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, raged across Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina causing 23 deaths and 103 injuries.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) slowly saw the threat of these tornadoes come to life. On February 28th, they issued a severe thunderstorm warning across a large region of southeastern US, from northern Louisiana to northwestern Georgia.
First Warning Forecast: Much cooler today with more sunshine
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Meteorologist Myles Hendersonâs First Warning Forecast
More sunshine and much cooler today⦠We will see a nice mix of sun and clouds today, with more sunshine to the north and more clouds to the south. Highs will only reach the mid 40s today, about 10 degrees below normal for this time of year.
An area of low pressure will slide by to our south on Wednesday. Most of the rain will stay to our south, but a few showers are possible in NE NC and the Outer Banks. Like today, we will see more sunshine to the north and more clouds to the south. Highs will warm to the upper 50s.
This Week in Weather History: Circus Blizzard of 1980
The biggest snow in nearly a century left Hampton Roads buried under 13.7 inches of snow and circus-goers snowed-in at Norfolk Scope. Author: Evan Stewart, Christopher Collette Published: 10:14 PM EST February 28, 2020 Updated: 5:51 AM EST March 1, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. The circus came to town 41 years ago this week, and not far behind it, along came a blizzard. Known locally as the Circus Blizzard of 1980, nearly 14 inches of snow fell in Norfolk, the most since 1892.
The 1979/1980 winter season was already a snowy one, with over 9 inches of snow in January and almost 19 inches in February from two different storms. This brought the snow total to a whopping 28.2 inches, more than four times our average amount! But winter wasn t over just yet.