An updated tornado watch was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Wednesday at 2:37 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. The watch is for Edgecombe, Halifax, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson counties.
The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a tornado watch at 7:49 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 1 p.m. The watch is for Cabarrus, Davie, Mecklenburg, Rowan and Union counties.
A powerful and damaging spring storm system that wreaked havoc on the South earlier this week is continuing to barrel toward the East Coast, where more than 64 million people from Florida to New
NWS suggested tornadoes are possible, with wind gusts to 75 mph and isolated storms with large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The threat of severe weather prompted New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to roll early Fat Tuesday and attention is now turning what is in the forecast this afternoon and evening.
On Wednesday at 7:56 a.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a tornado watch in effect until 1 p.m. The watch is for Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender and Robeson counties.