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As of 5 a.m. Thursday, Helene was a category 2 hurricane moving north at about 12 mph and had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, with hurricane-force winds that extend out 60 miles from the ...
Another EF-1 tornado was also reported Saturday in a separate part of the Midlands. In the evening, after 8 p.m., the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office said a tornado touched down in the area near ...
Tornado warnings are still in effect across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, and the threat continues overnight when tornadoes can often be their deadliest. (5:57 p.m. ET) Winds Top 80 MPH
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
A high risk severe weather event is the greatest threat level issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for convective weather events in the United States. On the scale from one to five, a high risk is a level five; thus, high risks are issued only when forecasters at the SPC are confident of a major severe weather outbreak.
Parts of the Myrtle Beach area are under a tornado warning until 2 p.m. Sunday. ... west of Highway 22 and south of Highway 90, according to NWS meteorologist Adam Weiner. ... USA TODAY Sports.
Strong winds are the greatest threat posed by the storms, and tornadoes are possible, according to the National Weather Service. Tornado watch, severe thunderstorm warning issued as dangerous ...