Possible tornadoes in Triad area of North Carolina; at least 1 killed
Posted May09, 2008 at 12:01 AM
UPDATED 2:20 AM
Reports are still coming in, but it appears that there may have been a tornado or a series of tornadoes in the Winston-Salem/Greensboro area of North Carolina late Thursday night. At least one person was killed, according to the Associated Press, early this morning. Injuries and damage to homes, some flattened, have been reported to the National Weather Service-Raleigh office, both to the east and west of the town of Clemmons just southwest of Winston-Salem, and vehicles have been reported blown off Interstate 40 just south of the Piedmont Triad Airport. Counties in those area have been under tornado warnings, as the south end of a long line of storms drags through the area. The southernmost storm of a line is often called a "tail-end Charlie" and is frequently the most likely storm in a line to spawn a tornado, as it can draw on moisture, instability and wind shear from the south unobstructed by other storms.
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