Severe Weather Threat Comes to an End Across North Carolina By Spectrum News Weather Staff North Carolina PUBLISHED 11:30 AM ET Mar. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:30 AM EDT Mar. 19, 2021
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Strong storms moved across the state Thursday and Friday morning, bringing chances of large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.
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We ranged from a marginal risk to moderate risk of severe weather on Thursday and Friday
All forms of severe weather, including tornadoes, were possible
The weekend will look a lot different from the end of the week
The storms started very early in the morning on Thursday in western North Carolina. Luckily, we only saw hail reports of 1 inch in northwestern North Carolina.
There s a Small Tornado Alley Right Here in the Carolinas PUBLISHED 5:30 AM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:30 AM EST Mar. 09, 2021
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When you think of tornadoes, you may think of places like Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska over the Carolinas. Sure, the central Plains is one of the most active areas for tornadoes in the entire world. Many refer to that region of the country as Tornado Alley.
However, research has shown that there is more than one Tornado Alley in the United States, and one of them is located right here in North Carolina.
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A study has found an area in the southeastern U.S. known as Dixie Alley has a higher frequency of strong tornadoes than the region of the country typically known as Tornado Alley
UPDATED 5:40 PM ET Mar. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:43 PM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:43 PM EST Mar. 09, 2021
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ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. Sheila Price lives in a state of confusion and unanswered questions over who killed her daughter, Rhonda Jones.
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More than half of the deaths investigated by the Robeson County Sheriff s Office since 2008 were Native American
Robeson County is one of the most diverse counties in the United States. 42% of people are Native American
Just under a third of the county lives in poverty which is more than two times the state average
“If you would ever have met Rhonda you would have met one of the biggest hearted people in this county,” Price says.
A Year of COVID: How the Pandemic Shaped North Carolina By Spectrum News Staff North Carolina PUBLISHED 1:00 AM ET Mar. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:00 AM EST Mar. 10, 2021
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A year after the pandemic hit N.C., Tim catches up with three prior guests to see how they are getting along and what they hope for in the next year.
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A year after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the state, we look back at the strides and struggles faced along the way and ahead to the days when this will all be part of the past.
As coronavirus cases quickly spread and Gov. Roy Cooper placed North Carolina in shutdown mode, everyone, including this podcast, had to promptly shift gears and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.