The Real Big Picture

Laverne, Oklahoma, tornadogenisis timelapse. This is one of several tornadoes spun up in this cyclic line of thunderstorms last night. #okwx

What’s happening in #Asheville NC after #HurricaneHelene? Nearly all major roads are closed. No cell service. Power out everywhere. Trees are down all over. Lots of power crews. Flooding receding. Power crews on-scene. Good news: people are walking around chatting w/ eachother!

Widespread damage in Valdosta, Georgia as #HurricaneHelene leaves its mark. The Category 4 storm made landfall on September 26, 2024. Here’s a glimpse of the aftermath around town and on campus at @valdostastate.

*edit* Lodge, SC.

Possible tornado damage in Locke and Ehrhardt, South Carolina, observed shortly after the tornado warned storm passed at 1:00PM ET. Many roads were also experiencing flooding as #HurricaneHelene inched closer.

Storms over the Raleigh, NC, area this evening! Wow!!! @NWSRaleigh Aerial shot from Fuquay-Varina.

Luna Moths—also referred to as American Moon Moths—take flight during the April 23, 2024, Full Moon near Raleigh, North Carolina! Wow! #fullmoon #lunamoth #moonmoth

EF-1 tornado confirmed Location: Oroville, California Date: December 19, 2023 Approx. time: 5:40-5:42PM Max winds: 90MPH Path length: 0.4 miles Width: 90 yards

Supercells in NorCal a short time ago. Take a look at these RadarScope screenshots and loop to see their notorious “hook”. Possible tornado damage reported in Oroville, California. #cawx

Full link to video: youtu.be/8FYaqqa4ldY?si…

2”-4” of rain saturated much of central North Carolina on Sunday. Here are scenes from Mount Olive. Full video in comments. @NWSRaleigh

A tornado that occurred shortly before 1:00PM on Sunday, December 10, 2023, near Raleigh (Garner), North Carolina, downed trees and damaged homes. The full video can be found at youtu.be/vLIN2Mvs-Yo?si… @wralweather @WRAL @NWSRaleigh

Tornado damage in Garner, North Carolina, from this afternoon’s tornado. youtu.be/vLIN2Mvs-Yo?si… @wralweather @WRAL

More than 2” of rain has been reported in many areas around Raleigh, NC, from #Ophelia so far. Some minor street flooding has been observed. Here are some scenes from Fuquay-Varina this afternoon. @NWSRaleigh

Over an inch of rain for many near Raleigh today! @wralweather @NWSRaleigh

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Estimated wind gusts to 80MPH+ on this severe thunderstorm that came through Durham, NC, at 4:15PM EST today (Tuesday 8/15/23). @NWSRaleigh

An active weather day near Raleigh, NC, on Monday as strong winds caused power flashes and intermittent outages. Aerial and ground observations from Willow Spring (Wake County).

Picturesque storm scenes Monday evening through the overnight hours outside of Raleigh, North Carolina.

What an absolutely stellar severe warned supercell near Novice, Texas. #txwx

Striking ⚡️ footage of close-range lightning in slow motion. 🤯