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Dominion Energy is taking steps to enhance the resilience of its electric grid in North Carolina, including using taller, wider, and deeper steel poles to withstand severe weather conditions like the EF3 tornado that hit Nash County a year ago.

The plant in North Carolina makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals. Pfizer said in a statement Monday that a majority of manufacturing lines at the Rocky Mount facility are back up and running.

Monday’s storms spawned tornado watches and warnings in 10 states, with around 30 million people under a tornado watch in the afternoon. Forecasters received more than 900 reports of wind damage, including nearly 300 from North Carolina and South Carolina, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

Pfizer says all employees were accounted for after Wednesday's storm. It also says it is still assessing damage.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down near Rocky Mount.

State and weather officials gave tips about how to ready for severe weather during the annual statewide tornado drill.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state must learn from the surprise tornado that struck Ocean Isle Beach with little or no warning,…

Updated at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2021.Forecasters have determined it was an EF3 tornado that touched down in Brunswick County last night, killing three…

Multiple storms struck more than a half dozen counties in the central part of the state Friday, causing damage to hundreds of houses and commercial…