ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) — The National Weather Service has confirmed the first tornado in our area in eight years. It came as part of a line of strong storms that tore through our area on Halloween evening, postponing a lot of trick-or-treating and other Halloween events. WHSV’s Chief Meteorologist Aubrey Urbanowicz collected photos of…
NWS upgrades Rockingham tornado to EF-2
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY — The tornado that rumbled through Reidsville, Ruffin and Williamsburg townships on April 15 has been upgraded by the National Weather Service to an EF-2 event. Weather officials in Blacksburg, Virginia announced the change in a public information statement just before noon on Wednesday. Officials originally announced Monday night that the tornado ripped…
Tornado confirmed in Rockingham, Guilford counties; reports of trees down in the Triad
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. – A tornado has been confirmed in Rockingham and Guilford counties on Sunday as storms moved through the area. A tornado was confirmed at about 5:30 p.m. near the Rockingham County community of Monroeton and in Guilford County prior to that, according to the National Weather Service. Both counties had been under…
Suspected tornado kills 1 in Greensboro; damage extensive on city’s east side
GREENSBORO — A motorist was killed when a tree fell on his car and hundreds of homes and businesses in Greensboro were damaged Sunday afternoon as a suspected tornado raced from south to north along the city’s east side. The tornado, not yet confirmed, was first spotted near U.S. 29 and East Gate City Boulevard…
One tornado confirmed in NC, one suspected from early morning storms
Severe weather, which downed trees and damaged homes in NC, dumped more than an inch of rain at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport but did not cause much harm in the Triangle. North of the Triangle, an EF-1 tornado hit Granville County four miles northeast of Oxford about 5:21 a.m., said National Weather Service meteorologist Jonathan…
Official: Tornado Hits Rockingham County
Eden was hammered by high winds and heavy rains that hit Rockingham County before daybreak Friday. The EF1 tornado hit western North Carolina about 3:15, toppling trees and damaging homes and businesses in Eden. The storm also downed power lines, leaving a number of Duke Energy customers without electricity. A building was leveled on Kennedy…