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Laverne, Oklahoma, tornadogenisis timelapse. This is one of several tornadoes spun up in this cyclic line of thunderstorms last night. #okwx

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What’s happening in #Asheville NC after #HurricaneHelene? Nearly all major roads are closed. No cell service. Power out everywhere. Trees are down all over. Lots of power crews. Flooding receding. Power crews on-scene. Good news: people are walking around chatting w/ eachother!

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Widespread damage in Valdosta, Georgia as #HurricaneHelene leaves its mark. The Category 4 storm made landfall on September 26, 2024. Here’s a glimpse of the aftermath around town and on campus at @valdostastate.

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*edit* Lodge, SC.

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Possible tornado damage in Locke and Ehrhardt, South Carolina, observed shortly after the tornado warned storm passed at 1:00PM ET. Many roads were also experiencing flooding as #HurricaneHelene inched closer.

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Storms over the Raleigh, NC, area this evening! Wow!!! @NWSRaleigh Aerial shot from Fuquay-Varina.

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Luna Moths—also referred to as American Moon Moths—take flight during the April 23, 2024, Full Moon near Raleigh, North Carolina! Wow! #fullmoon #lunamoth #moonmoth

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EF-1 tornado confirmed
Location: Oroville, California
Date: December 19, 2023
Approx. time: 5:40-5:42PM
Max winds: 90MPH
Path length: 0.4 miles
Width: 90 yards

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Supercells in NorCal a short time ago. Take a look at these RadarScope screenshots and loop to see their notorious “hook”. Possible tornado damage reported in Oroville, California. #cawx

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Full link to video: https://t.co/7yHK4Jjh8j

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2”-4” of rain saturated much of central North Carolina on Sunday. Here are scenes from Mount Olive. Full video in comments. @NWSRaleigh

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A tornado that occurred shortly before 1:00PM on Sunday, December 10, 2023, near Raleigh (Garner), North Carolina, downed trees and damaged homes. The full video can be found at https://t.co/5hNORl8S5k @wralweather @WRAL @NWSRaleigh

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Tornado damage in Garner, North Carolina, from this afternoon’s tornado. https://t.co/5ZV9ceenDe @wralweather @WRAL

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More than 2” of rain has been reported in many areas around Raleigh, NC, from #Ophelia so far. Some minor street flooding has been observed. Here are some scenes from Fuquay-Varina this afternoon. @NWSRaleigh

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Over an inch of rain for many near Raleigh today! @wralweather @NWSRaleigh

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Thank you to all who gave my latest weather video some love. I am off social media mostly, but definitely appreciate your support of liking, sharing, commenting, etc. It inspires me to create more content.

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Estimated wind gusts to 80MPH+ on this severe thunderstorm that came through Durham, NC, at 4:15PM EST today (Tuesday 8/15/23). @NWSRaleigh

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An active weather day near Raleigh, NC, on Monday as strong winds caused power flashes and intermittent outages. Aerial and ground observations from Willow Spring (Wake County).

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Picturesque storm scenes Monday evening through the overnight hours outside of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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What an absolutely stellar severe warned supercell near Novice, Texas. #txwx

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Striking ⚡️ footage of close-range lightning in slow motion. 🤯