/tags/tornado Tornado en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:47:05 GMT /environment/2024-07-18/powerful-tornado-nash-county-upgraded-power-lines 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. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:47:05 GMT /environment/2024-07-18/powerful-tornado-nash-county-upgraded-power-lines Will Michaels /news/2023-09-26/pfizer-rocky-mount-nc-tornado-damage-production 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. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:27:20 GMT /news/2023-09-26/pfizer-rocky-mount-nc-tornado-damage-production Associated Press /news/2023-08-08/eastern-us-cleans-up-after-deadly-storms-as-new-england-braces-for-flooding 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. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:19:00 GMT /news/2023-08-08/eastern-us-cleans-up-after-deadly-storms-as-new-england-braces-for-flooding Associated Press /news/2023-07-20/tornado-damage-pfizer-plant-shortages-drugs-hospitals-rocky-mount Pfizer says all employees were accounted for after Wednesday's storm. It also says it is still assessing damage. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:20:53 GMT /news/2023-07-20/tornado-damage-pfizer-plant-shortages-drugs-hospitals-rocky-mount Associated Press /environment/2023-07-19/pfizer-reports-north-carolina-pharmaceutical-plant-damaged-by-tornado-no-serious-injuries Pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down near Rocky Mount. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:51:50 GMT /environment/2023-07-19/pfizer-reports-north-carolina-pharmaceutical-plant-damaged-by-tornado-no-serious-injuries Associated Press /environment/2023-03-08/officials-urge-north-carolina-residents-to-be-prepared-as-part-of-severe-weather-preparedness-week State and weather officials gave tips about how to ready for severe weather during the annual statewide tornado drill. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:09:52 GMT /environment/2023-03-08/officials-urge-north-carolina-residents-to-be-prepared-as-part-of-severe-weather-preparedness-week Sharryse Piggott /environment/2022-11-10/remnants-of-tropical-storm-nicole-brings-tornado-risk-for-nc Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:36:30 GMT /environment/2022-11-10/remnants-of-tropical-storm-nicole-brings-tornado-risk-for-nc Bradley George, Laura Pellicer /news/2021-02-18/gov-cooper-seeking-improved-warning-system-after-deadly-tornado 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,… Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:24:39 GMT /news/2021-02-18/gov-cooper-seeking-improved-warning-system-after-deadly-tornado Associated Press /news/2021-02-16/3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-in-brunswick-county-nc 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… Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:26:07 GMT /news/2021-02-16/3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-in-brunswick-county-nc Associated Press, Mitchell Northam /news/2019-04-20/damaging-storms-strike-across-central-north-carolina 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… Sat, 20 Apr 2019 23:08:17 GMT /news/2019-04-20/damaging-storms-strike-across-central-north-carolina Elizabeth Friend, Dave DeWitt