Tornado Kills 8 After Tearing Through North Carolina Town
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- Tornado Kills 8 After Tearing Through North Carolina Town
- Hurricane gains strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast
- Storm causes flooding cancellations tornado warnings
Tornado Kills 8 After Tearing Through North Carolina Town
FXNews – Nov 16, 2006
— At least eight people were confirmed dead after a tornado tore through a tiny North Carolina town early Thursday as severe thunderstorms battered the southeast for a second day leaving thousands without power and at least 12 storm-related deaths. The tornado ripped through a mobile home park in a tiny Columbus County community this morning. The tornado flipped cars shredded trees and ripped mobile homes to pieces. Columbus County Commissioner Chairman Kip Godwin said authorities had mostly concluded their search efforts and have accounted for everyone on their list of missing persons. Earlier North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley said 20 were hospitalized after the twister.
Hurricane gains strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast
CBC.ca – Nov 16, 2006
Sergio bringing wind speeds of almost 170 kilometres per hour is expected to brush Pacific coastal towns sometime this weekend but forecasters said it was too early to say whether the storm would make land. National Hurricane Center) Forecaster Michelle Mainelli at the U.
Storm causes flooding cancellations tornado warnings
USA Today – Nov 16, 2006
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the area through 6 p. Flood warnings also were issued for the Washington and Baltimore regions. No tornadoes had been reported by mid-afternoon said Jim Lee a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s office in Sterling Va. Flooding was reported in small creeks in Montgomery and Fairfax counties he said but larger rivers stayed within their banks… And the Montgomery County Parks Department announced that all outdoor activities were canceled Thursday evening. Lee said the severe weather was not unusual for November. While the peak of tornado activity in the region is in May and June tornadoes have occurred in every month of the year he said. Further to the south near Richmond heavy rain from storms caused flash flooding stranded some travelers and residents in high water and closed dozens of roads officials said. Police also responded to numerous car crashes caused by the foul weather. The rains flooded portions of roads in southern and eastern Virginia including some Interstate 95 exit ramps. The Virginia Department of Transportation said about 70 roads — most of them secondary roads — were closed Thursday afternoon.